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| from oregonstate.edu |
Family: Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Subfamily: Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Identification: Upperside of male bright yellow-orange; forewing has red-orange bar and hindwing has red-orange outer margin. The two forms of the female, one off-white and the other yellow-orange, are much larger than the male. Both have upperside of forewing with solid black cell spot and a submarginal row of broken, angled black smudges. Outer half of hindwing of yellow form is red-orange.
Life history: Swift, high fliers.
Wing span: 2 3/4 - 4 inches (7 - 10.2 cm).
Adult food: Nectar from many different flowers.
Habitat: Open lowland sites such as gardens, forest edges, parks.
(from http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1440)
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