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Colias philodice

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Field Notes

Description:

This butterfly may be encountered in fields, lawns, Alfalfa or Clover fields, meadows, and roadsides. Swarms of these butterflies will congregate at mud puddles. They range over most of North America with the exception of Labrador, Nunavut, and northern Quebec.
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Habitat:

UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Old Rose Garden, Berkeley, CA.

Notes:

Spotted on a Chrysanthemum blossom.

Reference Links:

EOL: Colias philodice, Colias philodice, Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Catopsilia pyranthe
ValB.Salares
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Comments (3)
misako
Thanks for the ID suggestion ValB.Salares. It looks like Catopsilia pyranthe is located in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. The two species do look similar.

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