Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice butterfly / moth

Ubiquitous yellow butterfly; caterpillars host on legumes (vetch, milkvetch, lupine).

32 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

BlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustBunchberryCornus canadensisgroundcover · JuneCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberDotted BlazingstarLiatris punctatawildflower · August–SeptemberFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberFlat-topped White AsterDoellingeria umbellatawildflower · August–SeptemberGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberGumweedGrindelia squarrosawildflower · July-SeptemberHeart-leaved Alexanders (Golden Alexanders)Zizia apterawildflower · May–JulyJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberNarrow-leaved HawkweedHieracium umbellatumwildflower · Jul-SepPhiladelphia FleabaneErigeron philadelphicuswildflower · May–JulyPrairie Onion (Textile Onion)Allium textilewildflower · May–JunePurple Prairie CloverDalea purpureawildflower · July–AugustPurple-stemmed Tall Aster (Swamp Aster)Symphyotrichum puniceumwildflower · August–SeptemberSelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosashrub · June–SeptemberSilverberryElaeagnus commutatashrub · JuneSilverweedPotentilla anserinagroundcover · June–AugustSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustStiff GoldenrodSolidago rigidawildflower · August–SeptemberWhite Prairie AsterSymphyotrichum falcatumwildflower · August–SeptemberWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWillow AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumwildflower · Aug-OctYellow-flowered LocoweedOxytropis campestriswildflower · June–July

lays eggs on

Ascending MilkvetchAstragalus laxmanniiwildflower · Jun-JulSilky LupineLupinus sericeuswildflower · Jun-AugWild VetchVicia americanavine · June–July