A common bright yellow butterfly of open areas, Cloudless Sulphur is most abundant in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont of North Carolina.
This one has just emerged from its chrysalis! New Hanover Co., NC 8/27/05.
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| A common bright yellow butterfly of open areas, Cloudless Sulphur is most abundant in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont of North Carolina. This one has just emerged from its chrysalis! New Hanover Co., NC 8/27/05. |
| Male, Lenoir Co., NC 8/25/02. |
| Males at a "puddle party", Durham Co., NC 8/16/03. |
| Female, Craven Co., NC 10/12/2001. |
| Mated pair, Chatham Co., NC 9/15/2001. |
| Some individuals are a pale greenish-yellow. Female, Carteret Co., NC 8/27/06. |
| The caterpillars are yellow with dark stripes. The host plant in this photo is Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata). New Hanover Co., NC 8/27/05. |
| Male, Dare Co., NC 10/2/05. |
| This female on Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) was photographed through Kowa TSN-824 scope, about 40x. This was supposed to be a photo of a Broad-billed Hummingbird, but he didn't show up again after I got the scope set up! Craven Co., NC 10/12/2001. |
| Female fully enjoying a morning-glory flower. Durham Co., NC 8/17/02. |
Revised 8/30/06 cwcook@duke.edu