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Colias interior

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Pink-edged sulphur
Prince Edward County, Ontario
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. interior
Binomial name
Colias interior
(Scudder, 1862)

Colias interior, the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is the State Butterfly of Maine.

Description

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The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.

Distribution

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See range map.

Life cycle

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There is one flight between June and August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.

Larval foods

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Adult foods

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References

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  • Darby, Gene (1958). What is a Butterfly. Chicago: Benefic Press. p. 37.
  • "Butterflies and Moths of North America (Pink-edged Sulphur)". Montana State University. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  • Pink-edged Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada