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INSECTS

Pink-edged Sulphur

Colias interior

Insects
Native
Pink-edged Sulphur, photo 1 of 5
Pink-edged Sulphur, Caterpillar
Pink-edged Sulphur, Male
35–66 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Pieridae with a wingspan of 35–66 mm. Lives in forests.

There are 346 observations of Pink-edged Sulphur in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec93
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue50
  3. Capitale-Nationale44
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean30
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent24
  6. Côte-Nord23
  7. Outaouais20
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine19
  9. Laurentides14
  10. Lanaudière12
  11. Estrie6
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  13. Montérégie3
  14. Mauricie3
  15. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

What the caterpillar eats

Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
Dwarf bilberryVaccinium cespitosum
Highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium

Similar species

Clouded SulphurColias philodice
Orange SulphurColias eurytheme
Pelidne SulphurColias pelidne
Giant SulphurColias gigantea
Small WhitePieris rapae