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Possible Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme
Copyright © 2007 Robert L. Pearson

Possible Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme
Skull Valley, AZ, USA (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
March 19, 2007

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Possible Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme Possible Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme
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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 1 April, 2007 - 11:04pm
Last updated 1 October, 2009 - 5:58pm

Moved
Moved from Colias.
… David J. Ferguson, 1 October, 2009 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Orange Sulphur
Thanks David
… Robert L. Pearson, 1 October, 2009 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

Looks more like Clouded Sulphur
This is a female, and to me it looks more like a Clouded Sulphur. But the Clouded and Orange are both highly variable, and in some areas they hybridize. I think it's safe to say it's one of those two, but not possible to distinguish between them from the photos.
… June Tveekrem, 2 April, 2007 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

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