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Size:
Wingspan is 1 1/2 - 2 3/8 inches.

Similar Species:
Orange Sulphur
Clouded Sulphur
Pink-edged Sulphur
Southern Dogface

Habitat:
Open areas, meadows, cultivated fields, roadsides and gardens.

Range/Abundance:
Very common to abundant in most of the region. Uncommon in the coastal plain.

Flight Period:
Adults fly from early March until late November.

Comments:
At right is a white form female (Colias Albino)of either a Clouded Sulphur or Orange Sulphur. It is impossible
to tell them apart from sight alone.
Also could be confused in flight with a Cabbage White

The top photo was taken in Brown Co., OH on October 03, 2001. The bottom photo was taken in Scioto Co., OH on October 01, 2001.

Orange Sulphur and Clouded Sulphur

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Clouded Sulphur (left) Orange Sulphur (right)
Males puddling.
Clouded Sulphur (left)and Orange Sulphur (right).
Notice the difference in the darker margins in the forewings.
This photo shows an extreme difference in size usually
they are nearly the same size.
Colias Albino on aster flower
Colias "albino".

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