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Life Stages Diagram
The bars in this diagram show approximate times of the year when the butterfly will be present, in Nova Scotia, in its various life stages.

The dates shown for the adult stage are based on actual reports for Nova Scotia. The majority of reports will be within the period shown, but small numbers of adults will be earlier or later.

Dates for egg, larva and pupa are based on what information was available regarding time periods for eggs to develop, and typical time required for pupation. Like the adults, some records can be expected outside the date ranges we have shown. We caution that dates for these immature stages are mostly conjectural.

Pink-edged Sulphur - Colias interior
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Pink-edged Sulphur - Cape Breton Highlands NP - 2021-06-26
Photo © Peter Payzant
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Status in Nova Scotia
Common.

Flight Period
Mid-June to mid-August. One brood.

Habitat
Clearings in wooded areas where blueberries grow; bogs.

Larval Foodplants
Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.).

Similar Species in Nova Scotia
Very similar to the Clouded Sulphur.

Further Reading


Pink-edged Sulphur - Pockwock, NS, 2012-07-12
Pink-edged Sulphur - Pockwock, NS - 2012-07-12
2012-07-12
Photo © Peter Payzant
Pink-edged Sulphur - Pockwock Road, NS, 2012-07-04
Pink-edged Sulphur - Pockwock Road, NS - 2012-07-04
2012-07-04
Photo © Peter Payzant
Pink-edged Sulphur - Pockwock Road, NS, 2012-07-26
Pink-edged Sulphur - courtship - Pockwock Road, NS - 2012-07-26
2012-07-26
Photo © Phil Schappert
Pink-edged Sulphur - Apple River, NS, 2010-06-25
Pink-edged Sulphur - Apple River, NS - 2010-06-25
2010-06-25
Photo © Kathleen F. Spicer
Pink-edged Sulphur - near Dollar Lake, 2013-07-22
Pink-edged Sulphur - near Dollar Lake - 2013-07-22
2013-07-22
Photo © Phil Schappert