Clouded Sulphur ( Colias philodice )
 
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French common name: Coliade du trèfle
 
Clouded Sulphur ( Colias philodice )
Female - Burnt Lands PP   Almonte, ON  23/07/2013
 
 
 
Male - McArton Road  Manion Corners, ON  21/08/2013 
 
 
 Male (paralyzed?) - Howie Road  Manion Corners, ON  22/06/2012


 Female (White Form) - Gatineau Park, QC  22/07/2013

This familiar butterfly is probably the most common yellow butterfly in most of the Maritimes.

Like most other members of this subfamily, this species does not normally rest with its wings open.  The individual pictured at top right was found paralyzed with its wings open.  When viewed dorsally, its pale yellow colour is more easily distinguished from the orangish colour of the Orange Sulphur .

For more info on this species, refer to the Butterflies of Canada   ( en français )