| Western sulphur | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862 | |
| Synonyms | |
Eurymus occidentalis Dyar, 1903 | |
Colias occidentalis, the western sulphur or golden sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Pacific Northwest and parts of British Columbia. [1]
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The flight period is from late May until early July. [1] Its habitats include ocean bluffs, forest openings, mountain slopes, and subalpine meadows. [2]
Its wingspan ranges from 50 millimetres (2.0 in) to 53 millimetres (2.1 in). [1]
Its larvae feed on flowers like the Vicia spp., Lupinus spp., Lathyrus spp., and Thermopsis spp. [1] [3]
