Yellow Sulphur
Colias philodice
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Caterpillar hosts: Partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata),
sickle-pod senna (C. obtusifolia), sensitive pea (C. nictitans), wild senna (C.
hebecarpa), coffee senna (C. occidentalis) and Christmas senna or golden shower
(Senna pendula). Adult food: Pentas (Pentas lanceolata), azaleas (Rhododendron spp.), autumn sage (Salvia gregii), Mexican sage (S. leucantha), and golden dewdrop (Duranta erecta) Habitat: Most open, sunny areas such as roadsides, old fields, gardens, pastures, and fallow agricultural fields. |
| Note: These butterflies may also migrate south for the winter, similar to Monarch butterflies | |
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