Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)

Found more commonly in the NC mountains and piedmont, Clouded Sulphurs are fairly rare in the coastal plain. Care must be taken to properly distinguish these butterflies from the similar and more common Orange Sulphur, especially in the springtime when some Orange Sulphurs show very little orange on the dorsal surface. Clouded Sulphurs never show any orange coloration.

Female Watauga Co., NC 27 June 2004

Albino Clouded Sulphur or Orange Sulphur Chatham Co., NC 19 Oct 2005	same individual photographed in flight at high speed

same individual photographed in flight at high speed	same individual photographed in flight at high speed

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Created on ... July 16, 2004 | Updated on ... July 16, 2004 | jspippen@duke.edu