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range from 0.8 to 4.0 inches (2-10.2 cm). There are about 1,000 species worldwide with about 61 species in North
America. Most whites and sulphurs are white, yellow, and orange with some black, and some may be various shades of gray green. Their flight is mostly slow and fluttering, but some
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on damp ground. Male whites and sulphurs locate females by patrolling. The eggs are spindle shaped and laid singly. Most of the long-slender
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of the larger species have quicker flights. Both males and females like to feed at flowers, while males also like to
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is usually triangular or cone headed. It hangs upright supported by a silken loop around the middle. The
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varies with species. It may be larva, chrysalis, or adult.
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38:Whites and sulphurs are small to medium-sized
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925:Lists of butterflies of North America
575:Harford's Queen Alexandra's sulphur,
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20:List of butterflies of North America
899:Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003).
552:Colias occidentalis pseudochristina
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545:Colias occidentalis chrysomelas
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901:Butterflies of North America.
884:Costa-spotted mimic-white,
567:Queen Alexandra's sulphur,
131:Hesperocharis costaricensis
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578:Colias alexandra harfordii
336:California pearly marble,
55:are green or yellow. The
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585:Colias alexandra krauthii
160:Common green-eyed white,
388:Pacific Sara orangetip,
373:Anthocharis cethura pima
118:Male falcate orangetip,
79:Female checkered white,
737:Orange-barred sulphur,
721:Yellow angled-sulphur,
449:Male southern dogface,
399:Anthocharis sara stella
396:Stella Sara orangetip,
339:Euchloe hyantis hyantis
34:, egg on garlic mustard
745:Large orange sulphur,
713:White angled-sulphur,
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344:Desert pearly marble,
248:Great southern white,
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391:Anthocharis sara sara
347:Euchloe hyantis lotta
232:West Virginia white,
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796:Eurema boisduvaliana
793:Boisduval's yellow,
697:California dogface,
681:Pink-edged sulphur,
600:Coppermine sulphur,
323:Euchloe guaymasensis
729:Cloudless sulphur,
649:Scudder's sulphur,
642:Colias nastes thula
538:Colias occidentalis
406:Falcate orangetip,
365:Anthocharis cethura
291:Itaballia demophile
288:Crossbarred white,
235:Pieris virginiensis
203:Pontia occidentalis
155:Neophasia terlootii
136:Mexican dartwhite,
95:Pieris virginiensis
705:Southern dogface,
632:Labrador sulphur,
608:Canadian sulphur,
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275:Pieriballia viardi
152:Chiricahua white,
139:Catasticta nimbice
128:Pallid tilewhite,
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772:Kricogonia lyside
756:Phoebis neocypris
689:Palaeno sulphur,
673:Pelidne sulphur,
624:Booth's sulphur,
611:Colias canadensis
535:Western sulphur,
519:Clouded sulphur,
511:Statira sulphur,
504:Kricogonia lyside
409:Anthocharis midea
312:Northern marble,
299:Euchloe ausonides
280:Common melwhite,
264:Howarth's white,
219:Pieris marginalis
192:Checkered white,
163:Leptophobia aripa
147:Neophasia menapia
121:Anthocharis midea
28:Checkered white,
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865:Dainty sulphur,
844:Eurema messalina
820:Eurema proterpia
801:Mexican yellow,
769:Lyside sulphur,
753:Tailed sulphur,
748:Phoebis agarithe
665:Sierra sulphur,
603:Colias johanseni
592:Mead's sulphur,
570:Colias alexandra
562:Colias christina
530:Colias eurytheme
527:Orange sulphur,
522:Colias philodice
514:Aphrissa statira
501:Lyside sulphur,
488:Dainty sulphur,
478:Eurema proterpia
462:Mexican yellow,
439:Colias eurytheme
383:Anthocharis sara
380:Sara orangetip,
370:Pima orangetip,
354:Olympia marble,
320:Sonoran marble,
259:Ganyra josephina
216:Margined white,
195:Pontia protodice
187:Pontia sisymbrii
176:Becker's white,
82:Pontia protodice
31:Pontia protodice
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857:Sleepy orange,
833:Mimosa yellow,
825:Little yellow,
817:Tailed orange,
809:Salome yellow,
804:Eurema mexicana
777:Barred yellow,
761:Orbed sulphur,
716:Anteos clorinde
700:Zerene eurydice
684:Colias interior
660:Colias gigantea
657:Giant sulphur,
652:Colias scudderi
616:Hecla sulphur,
475:Tailed orange,
465:Eurema mexicana
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357:Euchloe olympia
331:Euchloe hyantis
328:Pearly marble,
283:Melete lycimnia
272:Painted white,
267:Ganyra howarthi
240:Cabbage white,
227:Pieris angelika
211:Pieris oleracea
208:Mustard white,
200:Western white,
179:Pontia beckerii
171:Appias drusilla
168:Florida white,
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852:Eurema dina
836:Eurema nise
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919:Categories
894:References
875:Subfamily
428:: sulphurs
426:Coliadinae
424:Subfamily
67:Subfamily
57:chrysalis
44:wingspans
42:. Their
930:Pieridae
71:: whites
69:Pierinae
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53:larvae
49:puddle
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