''Colias interior'', the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
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butterfly in the family
Pieridae.
Description
The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.
Distribution
See range map.
Life cycle
There is one flight between June to August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.
Larval foods
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Vaccinium''
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Ericaceae''
Adult foods
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Aralia hispida
''Aralia hispida'', commonly known as the bristly sarsaparilla, is a member of the family Araliaceae
The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and ...
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Pilosella aurantiaca
''Pilosella aurantiaca'' (fox-and-cubs, orange hawk bit, devil's paintbrush, grim-the-collier) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe, where it is protected in seve ...
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References
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Pink-edged Sulphur Butterflies of Canada
Butterflies of North America
interior
Interior may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas
* ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck
* ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See
* Interior de ...
Butterflies described in 1862
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