A female orange sulphur butterfly, Colias eurytheme, I think, and not a female clouded sulphur, C. philodice, because, although these species are quite similar, this one looks just like the example in Kaufman’s Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Complicating matters, these two species can hybridize.
Sulphur
Published May 6, 2011 Fieldnotes Leave a CommentTags: Brooklyn, butterflies, insects, invertebrates, Prospect Park
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