Cloudless Sulphur
by Rose Guinther
Title
Cloudless Sulphur
Artist
Rose Guinther
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A Cloudless Sulphur butterfly on pink thistle.
Cloudless Sulphurs are prolific in the southern U.S. and Mexico where they can produce 3 or 4 broods a year. They migrate to the north every year where the cold weather limits them to 1 or 2 broods before returning south. This species closely resembles the Clouded Sulphur in both name and appearance. Both have similar yellow colors, with only slight variations in spot placement and forewing shape. These minute features help distinguish them from each other, if they are around long enough to study. Look for Cloudless Sulphurs in a variety of areas with flowers or mud puddles. They are versatile and wander through backyards, construction sites, woodland edges, parks, and fields in addition to tropical forests and beaches. They are strong, fast fliers, and seem to rarely stop long enough to take a proper rest.
Thistle is one of the easiest flowering weeds to recognize because of its jagged, spiny leaves and purple to pink flower heads that look like shaving brushes. Thistle grows from a rhizome and can be a perennial or biennial. The many varieties range in height from 2 to more than 6 feet.
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January 13th, 2020
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