sulphur butterfly
noun
: any of numerous butterflies (especially Colias and related genera of the family Pieridae) having the wings usually yellow or orange with a black border
called also sulphur
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As for the birds, the video below depicts a false-color birds-eye view of three male orange sulphur butterflies.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024
Ernie Cowan’s Outdoors column Like a dancing splash of sunlight, the bright yellow sulphur butterfly darted from plant to plant, reminding me that spring is just around the corner.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
There was a cherry on top: A sulphur butterfly landed on me.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2019
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024
Ernie Cowan’s Outdoors column Like a dancing splash of sunlight, the bright yellow sulphur butterfly darted from plant to plant, reminding me that spring is just around the corner.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
There was a cherry on top: A sulphur butterfly landed on me.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2019
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“Sulphur butterfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulphur%20butterfly. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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