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Colias interior

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Colias interior, the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is the State Butterfly of Maine.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
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Colias interior
Pink-edged sulphur on a purple flower
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. interior
Binomial name
Colias interior
(Scudder, 1862)
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Description

This species is a yellow butterfly with black marginal borders, which are reduced in females. The hindwing has one central spot, and the wing edges are pink. Black marginal spots are absent. The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.[3] Males are not ultraviolet[4].

Habitat and distribution

Canadian to Hudsonian life zone with shrubby forest openings[4]. The species ranges across southern Canada and parts of the northern United States (see range map).

Life cycle

There is one flight between June and August.[3] The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.

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