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Clouded Sulphur - Hodges#4209 (Colias philodice)
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Copyright © 2011
john and jane balaban
Colias -
Colias philodice
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Balaban wild garden, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA
September 21, 2010
We don't know how to tell philodice from eurytheme.
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Contributed by
john and jane balaban
on 19 December, 2011 - 7:56pm
Last updated 20 December, 2011 - 9:35pm
Moved
Moved from
Butterflies (excluding skippers)
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john and jane balaban
, 20 December, 2011 - 9:35pm
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Looks like a female white form C. philodice to me
(based on coloring and shape of wings), but sometimes it's impossible to be 100% certain just from a single photo.
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David J. Ferguson
, 20 December, 2011 - 9:00pm
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