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July 18 2009 at 1:49 AM

  (Login SusanLouise)

I originally thought this poor worn out butterfly was a Labrador Sulphur...til I saw it's range. So I went through all the pics of Sulphurs again and finally found a pic of a "White Form" of an Orange (Alfalfa) Sulphur. According to the field guide I have...they aren't that common to see.
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Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5
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Re: Need a confirmation / ID please...

July 19 2009, 8:31 AM 

I looked through my field guide, and I agree that you've got a white form female orange sulphur. Very pretty, Susan!

Sherry
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July 28 2009, 3:34 PM 

A few years ago I came upon a huge outbreak of Orange Sulphur in flowering bushes at a freshwater marsh edge. The nearby clover heavy pastureland had produced thousands of individuals and I was surprised by how many of the white form was in the "flock?". A coldish June set back the butterfly season in New Jersey and only in the past fews weeks have things begun to roll.

 
 
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