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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Sulphurs and Yellows (Coliadinae) » Colias
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Which Sulphur BF ? - Colias - male
Copyright © 2007 Robert L. Pearson

Which Sulphur BF ? - Colias - Male
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
September 27, 2007
For some reason I had marked this one as a Clouded Sulphur, not sure why?
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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 14 March, 2008 - 6:00pm
Last updated 24 September, 2009 - 6:42pm

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… Nick Block, 24 November, 2008 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

It certainly looks like a Clouded to me
Can't tell if there is a hint of orange there or not, but southwestern C. philodice often have just a touch of orange on the under forwing. There is probably ongoing gene exchange between the two species (just to keep those who want to identify them confused). However, this one has a narrow dark border (can see it through the wing), and the more rounded shape to the wings that is characteristic of C. philidice. Besides - it just "looks like" C. philodice, and not like C. eurytheme to me.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 November, 2008 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 11 April, 2008 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

Clouded Sulphur
That's what I think it is.

Clouded Sulphur - Colias philodice

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1418
… pford1854, 14 March, 2008 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

 
I'd go with Orange
There is a hint of orange in the forewing. I have been told that if it has orange at all, it is an Orange, but if it doesn't, it is not necessarily Clouded. I am guessing that Orange is by far the more common one in Arizona.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 15 March, 2008 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Cliff
I have to agree, I get Orange Sulphurs frequently......I do see the lighter brighter Sulphur on occassion, but it seems to be more skiddish & I haven't been able to get an image or to hand net one of those yet.
… Robert L. Pearson, 15 March, 2008 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

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