Colias interior

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Pink-edged sulphur
Pink-edged Sulphur, PE County.jpg
Prince Edward County, Ontario
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. interior
Binomial name
Colias interior
(Scudder, 1862)
C. interior map.jpeg

Colias interior, the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of North American butterfly in the family Pieridae.

Description[]

The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.

Distribution[]

See range map.

Life cycle[]

There is one flight between June to August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.

Larval foods[]

Adult foods[]

References[]

  • Darby, Gene (1958). What is a Butterfly. Chicago: Benefic Press. p. 37.
  • "Butterflies and Moths of North America (Pink-edged Sulphur)". Montana State University. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  • Pink-edged Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
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