| Pink-edged sulphur | |
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| Prince Edward County, Ontario | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. interior |
| Binomial name | |
| Colias interior (Scudder, 1862) | |
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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.
Description
The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.
Distribution
See range map.
Life cycle
There is one flight between June and August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.
Larval foods
Adult foods
References
- Darby, Gene (1958). What is a Butterfly. Chicago: Benefic Press. p. 37.
- "Butterflies and Moths of North America (Pink-edged Sulphur)". Montana State University. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- Pink-edged Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
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| Colias interior | |
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