Colias interior
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{{Speciesbox
| name = Pink-edged sulphur
| image = Pink-edged_Sulphur,_PE_County.jpg
| image_caption = Prince Edward County, Ontario
| taxon = Colias interior
| authority = (Scudder, 1862)
| synonyms =
| range_map = C. interior map.jpeg
}}
Colias interior, the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is the State Butterfly of Maine.
Description
The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.
Distribution
See range map.
Life cycle
There is one flight between June and August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.
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References
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- {{Cite book | last = Darby | first = Gene | title = What is a Butterfly | publisher = Benefic Press | location = Chicago | date = 1958 | page = 37 }}
- {{cite web |title= Butterflies and Moths of North America (Pink-edged Sulphur) |url= http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1431 |accessdate= 2008-10-15 |publisher= Montana State University |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110108033523/http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1431 |archive-date= 2011-01-08 |url-status= dead }}
- [http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/Pink-edgedSulphur_e.php Pink-edged Sulphur], Butterflies of Canada
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Category:Butterflies of North America
Category:Butterflies described in 1862
Category:Lepidoptera of the United States
Category:Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder
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