Colias interior
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| Pink-edged sulphur | |
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| File:Pink-edged Sulphur, PE County.jpg | |
| Prince Edward County, Ontario | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. interior
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| Binomial name | |
| Colias interior (Scudder, 1862)
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| File:C. interior map.jpeg | |
Colias interior, the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is the State Butterfly of Maine.
Description
[edit | edit source]The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]See range map.
Life cycle
[edit | edit source]There is one flight between June and August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.
Larval foods
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[edit | edit source]References
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