Lower Delta Partnership

Protecting the lower Delta's natural resources and heritage. Enhancing the lower Delta's economic and environmental health

Orange Sulphur Butterfly

Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme

Orange sulphurs are not always orange! Springtime females are often white and many butterflies have various amounts of orange from very little to a lot.

Butterfly Size: 1 3/8 – 2 3/4 inches

Habitats: A wide variety of open sites, especially clover and alfalfa fields, mowed fields, vacant lots, meadows, road edges.

Plants for the Orange Sulphur Butterfly

HOST PLANTS

 Plants in the pea family (Fabaceae) including:

  • alfalfa 
  • white clover
  • white sweet clover

FOOD PLANTS

Nectar from many kinds of flowers including:

  • dandelion
  • milkweeds
  • goldenrods
  • asters
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WHAT WE DO

Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership promotes and enhances the economic and environmental health of Mississippi’s Lower Delta.

We provide educational workshops and cultural programs; community and youth activities; encourage heritage, cultural, and nature tourism in our region; and act as an advocate for the South Delta.