Orange Sulfur Butterfly

Orange sulfur (colias eurytheme)
The orange sulfur is A about 1 3/8 – 2 ¾ inches long butterfly. It has yellow veins, a white spot in the middle, and their colors are yellow, pink, and black. The orange sulfur is a common butterfly in north America. The orange sulfur is also known as the alfalfa butterfly or the Colias eurytheme. As soon as they have lived a day, they can mate. Then the butterfly lays eggs. They have hundreds of eggs at a time!! Sadly, the butterfly cannot survive extremely cold temperatures. If they can successfully migrate, they can live up to a year. If not, they live about 2-4 weeks. The orange sulfur female can lay eggs and mate multiple times. The orange sulfur eats at night. The caterpillars eat leaves a certain way. When they are young they eat the whole leaf, but when they are older they only eat half of the leaf. When they are full grown butterflies, they eat the nectar of the following plants: dandelions, milkweeds, golden rods, and asters. The orange sulfur is a very interesting butterfly!