page_title: List of butterflies of North America (Pieridae)
section_title: Subfamily Coliadinae: sulphurs
hierarchical_section_title: List of butterflies of North America (Pieridae) / Subfamily Coliadinae: sulphurs
caption_attribution_description: English: Male Mexican Yellow, Eurema mexicana.
context_page_description: Whites and sulphurs are small to medium-sized butterflies. Their wingspans range from 0.8-4.0 inches. 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 of the larger species have quicker flights. Both males and females like to feed at flowers, while males also like to puddle on damp ground. Male whites and sulphurs locate females by patrolling. The eggs are spindle shaped and laid singly. Most of the long-slender larva are green or yellow. The chrysalis is usually triangular or cone headed. It hangs upright supported by a silken loop around the middle. The overwintering varies with species. It may be larva, chrysalis, or adult.
context_section_description: Statira sulphur, Aphrissa statira
  Clouded sulphur, Colias philodice
  Orange sulphur, Colias eurytheme
  Western sulphur, Colias occidentalis
  Colias occidentalis chrysomelas
  Colias occidentalis pseudochristina
  Christina's sulphur, Colias christina
  Queen Alexandra's sulphur, Colias alexandra
  Harford's Queen Alexandra's sulphur, Colias alexandra harfordii
  Colias alexandra krauthii
  Mead's sulphur, Colias meadii
  Coppermine sulphur, Colias johanseni
  Canadian sulphur, Colias canadensis
  Hecla sulphur, Colias hecla
  Booth's sulphur, Colias tyche
  Labrador sulphur, Colias nastes
  Colias nastes thula
  Scudder's sulphur, Colias scudderi
  Giant sulphur, Colias gigantea
  Sierra sulphur, Colias behrii
  Pelidne sulphur, Colias pelidne
  Pink-edged sulphur, Colias interior
  Palaeno sulphur, Colias palaeno
  California dogface, Zerene eurydice
  Southern dogface, Zerene cesonia
  White angled-sulphur, Anteos clorinde
  Yellow angled-sulphur, Anteos maerula
  Cloudless sulphur, Phoebis sennae
  Orange-barred sulphur, Phoebis philea
  Large orange sulphur, Phoebis agarithe
  Tailed sulphur, Phoebis neocypris
  Orbed sulphur, Phoebis orbis
  Lyside sulphur, Kricogonia lyside
  Barred yellow, Eurema daira
  Ghost yellow, Eurema albula
  Boisduval's yellow, Eurema boisduvaliana
  Mexican yellow, Eurema mexicana
  Salome yellow, Eurema salome
  Tailed orange, Eurema proterpia
  Little yellow, Eurema lisa
  Mimosa yellow, Eurema nise
  Shy yellow, Eurema messalina
  Dina yellow, Eurema dina
  Sleepy orange, Eurema nicippe
  Dainty sulphur, Nathalis iole
caption: Mexican yellow, Eurema mexicana
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