Orange Sulphur

October 2016

The Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) is a small warm yellow butterfly with bold vibrant orange near the center of the forewings. This is orange detail easily visible from above, and usually appears just above the hindwing with wings closed. The butterfly has beautiful pink edging on the outer wings as well as on the head, legs and antennae, a white spot near the center of the hindwing, black oval mark near the forewing leading edge, some brown or pink spotting details and a green eye.

October 2016

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The first Orange Sulphur since 2016 visited the yard and kept coming back to these vibrant butterflyweed blooms.

June 2026

The individual then flew to the backyard and perched almost exactly where the one from 2016 landed nearly a decade before - on some leaves amid a huge patch of white pine needles.

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