Scotts Bluff National Monument Butterfly Guide 🦋
This ID guide can be used to help you or others ID butterflies that are found in Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska state (U.S.)
Clouded Sulphur
Wingspan: 1 1/2 - 2 3/4 inches (3.8 - 7 cm)
Host plants: pea family (Fabaceae or Leguminosae) including alfalfa (Medicago sativa), white clover (Trifolium repens), and pea (Pisum sativum)
Overwintering stage: third stage caterpillars
Mate-Location system: patrolling
Flight: Three flights in the north from May-October, 4-5 in the south from March-November.
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Orange Sulphur
Wingspan: 1 3/8 - 2 3/4 inches (3.5 - 7 cm)
Host plants: pea family (Fabaceae) including alfalfa (Medicago sativa), white clover (Trifolium repens), and white sweet clover (Melilotus alba)
Overwintering stage: chrysalis
Mate-Location system: patrolling
Flight: 2-3 flights in the north from June-October, 4-5 in the south from March-November.
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Olympia Marble
Wingspan: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5.1 cm)
Host plants: Various rock cresses (Arabis species) in the mustard family (Brassicaceae)
Overwintering stage: chrysalis
Mate-Location system: patrolling
Flight: One flight from April-July, early in Texas, later in the north.
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Cabbage White
Wingspan: 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 inches (4.5 - 5.8 cm)
Host plants: Many in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) and occasionally some in the caper family (Capparidaceae)
Adult food: Flower nectar from a very wide array of plants including mustards, dandelion, red clover, asters, and mints.
Overwintering stage: chrysalis
Mate-Location system: patrolling
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Checkered White
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 inches (3.8 - 6.3 cm)
Host plants: Mustard Family (Brassicaceae); Rocky Mountain bee-plant (Cleome serrulata)
Overwintering stage: Chrysalis
Mate-Location system: Patrolling
Flight: March-November
