Orange Sulphur Butterfly
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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