Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme

Summary 2

The Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), also known as the Alfalfa Butterfly and in its larval stage as 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, but is absent from the central and southeastern USA.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Dan Mullen, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8583446@N05/6137123754
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colias_eurytheme

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