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| Clouded Sulphur - Colias philodice (Godart, 1819 ) |
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Family: Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Subfamily: Sulphurs (Coliadinae )
Identification: Upper surface of male wings bright, clear yellow with solid black edging; lower side of forewing with some dark submarginal spots; hindwing with silver cell spot rimmed with orange-pink, usually doubled. Female has 2 forms: yellow form with uneven black edging enclosing yellow spots, and a white form which is greenish-white rather than yellow.
Wing span: 1 1/2 - 2 3/4 inches (3.8 - 7 cm)
Life history: Eggs laid singly on host; caterpillars eat leaves. Hibernation is by third-stage caterpillars
Habitat: Many different open areas including fields, lawns, alfalfa and clover fields, road edges, meadows
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Caterpillar hosts: Plants in the pea family (Fabaceae) including alfalfa (Medicago sativa), white clover (Trifolium repens), and pea (Pisum sativum)
Adult food: Flower nectar of many plants
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Range: Alaska south through central and southeast Canada, all of conterminous United states except much of California, south Texas, and most of Florida
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