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Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme

Description:

Variable.

Habitat:

Urban botanical garden bordering scrub-oak/sagebrush foothills. Approximate elevation 5,000 ft.

3 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Me too! You are welcome!

Jaybird
Jaybird 12 years ago

Thanks Karen. Still getting the hand of butterfly details.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

I'm pretty sure taht this is actually an Orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...
They do look very similar but the Southern dogface has a distinctive 'sail shaped' upper wing which you can see if you check your link.

Jaybird
Spotted by
Jaybird

Salt Lake City, Utah

Spotted on Oct 23, 2011
Submitted on Oct 23, 2011

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