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Colias eurytheme ? - Colias eurytheme - male
Copyright © 2009 Gary McDonald

Colias eurytheme ? - Colias eurytheme - Male
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
July 3, 2009
Saw this guy in our garden, on Echinacea, I assume it is Colias eurytheme. (live oak/chaparral habitat).
Contributed by Gary McDonald on 4 July, 2009 - 11:32am
Last updated 12 December, 2009 - 12:20pm

That's what it is alright
It is a male.
… David J. Ferguson, 7 July, 2009 - 6:01pm

 
Thank you David
for confirming the ID.
… Gary McDonald, 7 July, 2009 - 11:30pm

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