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Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

there 2 butterflies were flying around end to end. they landed long enough for me to get a shot. one is white the other pale yellow

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted these in Dufferin Island, upriver from the Falls.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks, they probably do belong in that family. It's a huge family but it's a start.
Latimeria
Try checking out the family Pieridae. I haven't had much exposure to the whites and sulfurs yet, but these two look similar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieridae.

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PublishedAugust 14, 2011

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