Colias interior, the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is the State Butterfly of Maine.
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Colias interior (Scudder, 1862)
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Description edit
The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.
Distribution edit
See range map.
Life cycle edit
There is one flight between June and August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.
Larval foods edit
Adult foods edit
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Colias interior.
- 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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