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"Colias eurytheme, Orange Sulphur also known as the Alfalfa Butterfly Alfalfa,Colias eurytheme,Medicago sativa,Orange sulphur Click/tap to enlarge

"Colias eurytheme, Orange Sulphur

also known as the Alfalfa Butterfly

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"Colias eurytheme", the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly and in its larval stage as the alfalfa caterpillar, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, where it belongs to the lowland group of "clouded yellows and sulphurs" subfamily Coliadinae. It is found throughout North America from southern Canada to Mexico.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Slowbutsteady
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By Slowbutsteady

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Uploaded Aug 25, 2023. Captured Apr 10, 2012 12:24.
  • E-30
  • f/13.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO800
  • 200mm