Clouded Sulphur

Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice Godart, 1819
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae ...

Clouded Sulphur Butterfly in Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Norfolk, VA
Butterfly by rangerous. VIEW ENCOUNTER
Butterfly in Hungry Mother State Park, VA ...

Clouded Sulphurs prefer flowers with long tubes such as the cordial, bougainvillea, and morning glory amongst others.
Females lay their eggs singly on young leaves or flower buds of sennas and partridge pea.

Similar Species Clouded Sulphur has row of brown spots on HW below. Palaeno Sulphur darker beneath; its cell spot lacks pink rim. Western Sulphur dusky below, wings longer with very light pink fringe.

See also: Caterpillar