The Butterflies of Nova Scotia

Cabbage White

Orange Sulphur

Clouded Sulphur - Colias philodice

Clouded Sulphur - Male, underside - Kentville Ravine, NS - 2012-07-17

Photo © Peter Payzant

NOTE: The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports. Dates for egg, larva and pupa are mostly conjectural and are extrapolated from the adult dates.

Status in Nova Scotia
Common.

Flight Period
Early May to late October. Two and possibly three broods.

Habitat
Roadsides; clover fields.

Larval Foodplants
Legumes such as clovers and Alfalfa

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
Very similar to the Pink-edged Sulphur. Greenish-white females are difficult to separate from Orange Sulphur.

Further Reading

eButterfly site

Clouded Sulphur - Roaches Pond Park, NS, 2012-09-27

Clouded Sulphur - Male, upper side - Roaches Pond Park, NS - 2012-09-27

2012-09-27
Photo © Phil Schappert

Clouded Sulphur - Roaches Pond Park, NS, 2012-08-31

Clouded Sulphur - Female greenish form - Roaches Pond Park, NS - 2012-08-31

2012-08-31
Photo © Phil Schappert

Clouded Sulphur - Lower Sackville, NS - 2011-06-05

Clouded Sulphur - Brier Island, 2013-09-19

Clouded Sulphur - Female, fall season green form - Brier Island - 2013-09-19

Clouded Sulphur - Near Spicer's Cove - 2013-08-06

Clouded Sulphur - Lower Sackville - 2023-08-02