Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice

Genus Colias
Subfamily Sulpurs
Family Whites and Sulpurs
All Massachusetts Species
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Occurrence Statewide - resident
Abundance Common to abundant
Flight Period Mainly late April to mid-October
Notes Usually seen earlier in spring than Orange Sulphur
Overwintering Larva
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Clouded Sulphur

Photo by Fred Goodwin - 9/12/2002
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

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Clouded Sulphur

Photo © Lesley Mattuchio - 8/1/2003
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

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Clouded Sulphur

Photo by Howard Hoople - 9/18/2013
Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA

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Clouded Sulphur

Photo by Frank Model - 2004
Amherst, MA
Male

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Clouded Sulphur

Photo by Frank Model - 10/4/2005
Sudbury Community Garden, Sudbury
Mating

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Clouded Sulphur

Photo by Frank Model - 5/31/2005
Hadley
White Form Female

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Clouded Sulphur

Photo by Barbara Spencer - 9/25/2006
Easthampton
Mating

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