Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice),
male
Nelson Lake Marsh, Kane County, Illinois August 7, 2004 The Clouded Sulphur and Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) are often difficult to distinguish. But the Orange Sulphur generally has some orange in the wing color, while Clouded is purely yellow, often a bright lemon-yellow. |
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Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice),
female
Fermilab, Dupage County, Illinois August 28, 2002 |
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Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice),
white female
Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois April 30, 2005 Some Sulphur females are white. This is probably Clouded Sulphur, since I only saw those flying when I took this photo, but the white female for the Orange Sulphur is very difficult to distinguish from the white Clouded female. |
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Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice),
gynandromorph
(right side mostly white female, left side mostly yellow male) Fermilab, Kane County, Illinois First seen on June 1, 2002. Captured on June 7, 2002. The upperside black border of Sulphur females (both the white and yellow forms) contains spots, while the male border is solid. (See the Orange Sulphur.) Although the right side is a bit tattered, one can see the spots in the border. |
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