Clouded Sulphur Butterfly Images

Clouded Sulphur Butterfly Images, Facts and Information:

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• The upper surface of male Clouded Sulphur Butterflies wings are a bright, clear yellow with solid black edging; lower side of forewing with some dark submarginal spots; hindwing with silver cell spot rimmed with orange-pink, usually doubled. Female has 2 forms: yellow form with uneven black edging enclosing yellow spots, and a white form which is greenish-white rather than yellow.
• Clouded Sulphur Butterfly caterpillar host plants are in the pea family which include alfalfa, clover, and peas.
• Adult Clouded Sulphur Butterflies nectar on the flowers of many plants.
• Clouded Sulphur Butterflies can be found from Alaska south through central and southeast Canada, all of conterminous United states except much of California, south Texas, and most of Florida.
• Clouded Sulphur Butterflies are among the latest flying butterflies in the fall.

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