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Common Sulfur Butterfly (Colias philodice)
Mosquito | Wood Tick | Dragonfly | Common Sulfur Butterfly | Monarch Butterfly | Blackfly | Ladybird Beetle
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The
name "butterfly" was probably first applied to this European
species of the insect because of its color. The Common Sulfur
has yellow wings with dark brown edges--with a brown spot on
each of the front wings and an orange spot on each of the hind
wings. They feed on alfalfa, clover, and other legumes. 
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