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Kricogonia lyside The lyside sulphur It likes the garlic chive plant. Fall,Geotagged,Kricogonia lyside,Pieris rapae,Small White,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Kricogonia lyside The lyside sulphur

It likes the garlic chive plant.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Sorry Deb, not a skipper. Skippers are easy to distinguish once you learn how. They have thick and big heads. Example:

    Delaware Skipper An uncommon butterfly is the Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) in the long grass at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada. Alleyn-et-Cawood,Anatrytone logan,Canada,Delaware Skipper,Geotagged,Quebec,Summer,butterfly
     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Saw you identified it as a Small White. It's indeed a butterfly in the Whites family (Family Pieridae) yet visually does not match with the Small White, which has a clear black spot on the wings.

    Instead, based on your location and the yellow streak on the wings, I think it may be the Lyside sulphur. Pretty cool, because we did not have that species yet :)

    Do want to ask you to check a bit more thoroughly before identifying. With many species (birds, butterflies) a visual appearance *somewhat matching* often is not enough to match it to one species. In that case and when stuck, best not to identify, instead mention what you think in the description.     Posted 5 years ago
    1. View DebRich's profile
      DebRich
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      Thanks, Ferdy. I will be more careful going forward. Thanks for identifying it for me. Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Thanks for understanding. I do want to ensure it didn't sound harsh. It is fine to make an identification mistake, I've made tons myself, and we have tolerance and empathy for that. So don't ever feel bad about it, if you keep an open mind to corrections and new sources, you'll very rapidly improve in accuracy.

        Your ID rate is quite good, it's just that in particular categories (birds, butterflies, fungi) one has to be a bit more thorough. I'll try to help you with sources on how to do that.         Posted 5 years ago

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The Lyside Sulphur

"Kricogonia lyside", the lyside sulphur or guayacan sulphur, is a North American, Caribbean, and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Sep 1, 2020. Captured Dec 15, 2011 12:57 in 846 Avant Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA.
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  • NIKON D5100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 300mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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