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INSECTS

Labrador Sulphur

Colias nastes

Insects
Native
Labrador Sulphur, Adult
Labrador Sulphur, Male
Labrador Sulphur, Female
31–45 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Pieridae with a wingspan of 31–45 mm. Lives on the tundra and in forests.

There are 20 observations of Labrador Sulphur in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 1 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec20

Habitat

ForestCephas
MountainPoutineExtraFromage
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

What the caterpillar eats

Alpine milkvetchAstragalus alpinus
Maydell's oxytropeOxytropis maydelliana
Field locoweedOxytropis campestris
Arctic willowSalix arctica
Alpine sweetvetchHedysarum alpinum
American milk-vetchAstragalus americanus
Nodding locoweedOxytropis deflexa

Similar species

Clouded SulphurColias philodice