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Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Nectaring on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) on a roadside in Gordon County, GA.<br /> <br /> The host plant:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63148/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html" title="Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/63148_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=i8LUKpvA46jGYu6Gu8iDpz1y%2B%2Fk%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Growing on a roadside in Gordon County, GA. June 2009.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63151/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63149/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> <br /> A lovely visitor, the Orange Sulphur butterfly:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63152/orange_sulphur_colias_eurytheme.html Asclepias tuberosa,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63151/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html" title="Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/63151_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6Db1s7aNOyuVF2dJJCrNYEWciYE%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Growing on a roadside in Gordon County, GA. June 2009.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63148/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63149/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> <br /> A lovely visitor, the Orange Sulphur butterfly:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63152/orange_sulphur_colias_eurytheme.html Asclepias tuberosa,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63149/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html" title="Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/63149_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=SGA3knJP3ty%2F4%2BhK7KODaS6GDGE%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Growing on a roadside in Gordon County, GA. June 2009.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63148/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63151/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> <br /> A lovely visitor, the Orange Sulphur butterfly:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63152/orange_sulphur_colias_eurytheme.html Asclepias tuberosa,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Colias eurytheme,Geotagged,Orange Sulphur,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Nectaring on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) on a roadside in Gordon County, GA.

The host plant:

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Growing on a roadside in Gordon County, GA. June 2009.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63151/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63149/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> <br /> A lovely visitor, the Orange Sulphur butterfly:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63152/orange_sulphur_colias_eurytheme.html Asclepias tuberosa,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Growing on a roadside in Gordon County, GA. June 2009.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63148/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63149/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> <br /> A lovely visitor, the Orange Sulphur butterfly:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63152/orange_sulphur_colias_eurytheme.html Asclepias tuberosa,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Growing on a roadside in Gordon County, GA. June 2009.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63148/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63151/butterfly_milkweed_asclepias_tuberosa.html<br /> <br /> A lovely visitor, the Orange Sulphur butterfly:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63152/orange_sulphur_colias_eurytheme.html Asclepias tuberosa,Geotagged,Summer,United States

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The Orange sulphur

"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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Jul 18, 2018. Captured Jun 26, 2009 12:21 in 101 Earl St, Plainville, GA 30733, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO160
  • 55mm
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