The Butterflies of Nova Scotia

Orange Sulphur

Little Yellow

Pink-edged Sulphur - Colias interior

Pink-edged Sulphur - Cape Breton Highlands NP - 2021-06-26

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
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

eButterfly site
Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)

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, 2012-07-26

Pink-edged Sulphur - courtship - Pockwock Road, NS - 2012-07-26

Pink-edged Sulphur - Apple River, NS - 2010-06-25

Pink-edged Sulphur - near Dollar Lake - 2013-07-22