Pink Edged Sulphur

Identification: Both sexes with conspicuous pink wing edges. Male yellow; female yellow or white (very rarely). Upperside of male with black border; border on female may be incomplete or only seen at tip. Colias interior, the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is the State Butterfly of Maine. The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm. See range map. There. Pink-edged Sulphurs are northern butterflies that are much more at home in the woods than their relatives, Orange and Clouded Sulphurs, which prefer more open areas. Its chief larval foods are. A bright pink rim around bright yellow wings sets this Sulphur apart from its sunny relatives. Best determined by combination of bright pink wing fringes, wings noticeably rounded, forewing with black border curved and narrow (wider at wingtip), hindwing yellow with single round pearly cell spot.

May 21, 2016 · " Both sexes with conspicuous pink wing edges. Male yellow; female yellow or white (very rarely). Upperside of male with black border; border on female may be incomplete or only seen. Note the strong pink edge, single hindwing eyespot, and lack of post-median hindwing black dots. Photos, flight season, distribution and host plant information, conservation status, and identification tips for the Pink-edged Sulphur butterfly.