Colias interior

Pink-edged sulphur
Prince Edward County, Ontario
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. interior
Binomial name
Colias interior (Scudder, 1862)

The Pink-edged sulphur (Colias interior) is a species of North American butterfly in the Pieridae family.

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

• Vaccinium
• Ericaceae

Adult foods

• Aralia hispida
• Pilosella aurantiaca

References

• Darby, Gene (1958). What is a Butterfly. Chicago: Benefic Press. p. 37. 
• "Butterflies and Moths of North America (Pink-edged Sulphur)". Montana State University. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1431. Retrieved 2008-10-15. 
• Pink-edged Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada

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