''Colias interior'', the pink-edged sulphur, is a species of

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n butterfly in the family Pieridae.

Description

The wingspan for this butterfly is 39 to 66 mm.

Distribution

See range map.

Life cycle

There is one flight between June to August. The adult female lays eggs on blueberry plants.

Larval foods

*'' Vaccinium'' *'' Ericaceae''

Adult foods

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Pilosella aurantiaca ''Pilosella aurantiaca'' (fox-and-cubs, orange hawk bit, devil's paintbrush, grim-the-collier) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe, where it is protected in seve ...

References

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Pink-edged Sulphur
Butterflies of Canada Butterflies of North America

interior Interior may refer to: Arts and media * ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas * ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck * ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See * Interior de ...

Butterflies described in 1862 {{pieridae-stub