fond-btfly5s.gif (10130 bytes)Orange Sulphur

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Orange Sulphur

photo by Oscar Gutierrez

Size - 35 to 55 mm.

On the wing - May until October.

Range - Coast to coast, accept Labrador, and most of the US.

Host plants - Alfalfa ...... hence it's other name "Alfalfa Butterfly".

Favourite habitat - Adults like open fields, visit flowers regularly and enjoy mudpuddling.

Special notes - There is also a white form of this butterfly that is fairly common but it is most common in the spring and fall.

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