Sulphur Butterflies

Did you know that over 300 species of sulphurs exist? It's true! All sulphurs have some certain facts in common. For instance, they are related to whites and live in open, sunny places. Sulphurs have many special features also. They have soft scales on their wings. These make the butterfly's wings strong. At different times of the year their colors and markings vary. In the summer they are darker. Every sulphur is the same shape, but they are different colors and sizes. A giant sulphur is big. Probably a little bigger than your hand! Orange sulphurs have orange-ish spots on their hind wings. Orange sulphur larvae eat alfalfa plants and clover. Adult sulphurs enjoy sipping on lilac nectar. Some sulphurs migrate. Cloudless sulphurs migrate from Mexico to New York or to the Caribbean. No one knows why Cloudless sulphurs migrate. They fly fast. Giant sulphurs migrate, too.