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
editThe wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.
Distribution
editSee range map.
Life cycle
editThere is one flight between June and August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.
Larval foods
editAdult foods
editReferences
editWikispecies 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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