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Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

MALE (DORSAL) SUMMER FORM

MALE (DORSAL) WINTER FORM

FEMALE (DORSAL) SUMMER FORM

FEMALE (DORSAL) WHITE FORM

VENTRAL

 

Caterpillar HostplantsLeguminosae: Ground Plum (Astragalus crassicarpus), Platte River Milk-Vetch (Astragalus plattensis), Wild Indigo (Baptisa sp.), Pursh's Deer Vetch (Lotus unifoliolatus), Bush Clovers (Lespedeza sp.), Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Black Medick (Medicago lupulina), White Sweet-Clover (Melilotus albus), Yellow Sweet-Clover (Melilotus officinalis), Coffee-Bean (Sesbania herbacea), White Clover (Trifolium repens), Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), and Common Vetch (Vicia sativa).
Area Sighting
Locations
Throughout the metroplex. Fields, vacant lots, gardens.
Seasonal Flight DataVirtually year round. Late January - Late November/early December.
General Notes

Additional Photographs

OVA

LARVA

PUPA

ADULT


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