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INSECTS

Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice

Insects
Native
Clouded Sulphur, Caterpillar
Clouded Sulphur, Male
Clouded Sulphur, Female
32–70 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Pieridae with a wingspan of 32–70 mm. Lives in fields.

There are 1,377 observations of Clouded Sulphur in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie263
  2. Montréal252
  3. Outaouais228
  4. Estrie102
  5. Laurentides95
  6. Capitale-Nationale90
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent85
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine59
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean34
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue34
  11. Lanaudière33
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  13. Mauricie24
  14. Centre-du-Québec18
  15. Laval17
  16. Nord-du-Québec9
  17. Côte-Nord8

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
American vetchVicia americana
Field melilotMelilotus officinalis
Red cloverTrifolium pratense
TOXIC
White cloverTrifolium repens
BurcloverMedicago polymorpha
TOXIC
Garden peaPisum sativum
Alsike cloverTrifolium hybridum
TOXIC
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia
TOXIC
Utah sweetvetchHedysarum boreale
Golden cloverTrifolium aureum
Bird vetchVicia cracca

Similar species

Orange SulphurColias eurytheme
Pink-edged SulphurColias interior
Small WhitePieris rapae
Giant SulphurColias gigantea
Pelidne SulphurColias pelidne
Moorland Clouded YellowColias palaeno