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Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme) - Colias eurytheme - female
Copyright © 2009 William Mahoney

Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme) - Colias eurytheme - Female
Loblolly Wetlands State Preserve, Jay County, Indiana, USA
September 27, 2009
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Contributed by William Mahoney on 29 September, 2009 - 9:06pm
Last updated 30 September, 2009 - 5:51pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 September, 2009 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

Looks correct to me
Thought I suspect it's a female.
… David J. Ferguson, 29 September, 2009 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Sulfur
Would I need to see more of the fore wing... or are there other characteristics?

Bill
… William Mahoney, 30 September, 2009 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

 
On this one, it's hard to be sure
Usually you can see more of the dark border showing through from above, but this one has the wings so completely overlapping, that little shows. Even so, it looks like there are probably light spots within the dark border of the wings above, which would be a female characteristic. If the abdomen were showing, that would make it easier as well. So, with this one, it's a high probability that it's female, but not certain.

[and, that word in my note above was supposed to be "though", not "thought" :0]
… David J. Ferguson, 30 September, 2009 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Sulfur
Thanks for the lesson!
… William Mahoney, 30 September, 2009 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

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