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title: "Clouded Sulphur"
description: "Colias philodice — Insecten en spinnen. Colias philodice, the common sulphur or clouded sulphur, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/clouded-sulphur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Clouded Sulphur

> Colias philodice — Insecten en spinnen. Colias philodice, the common sulphur or clouded sulphur, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae.

- Scientific name: *Colias philodice*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 45817
- Wikidata: [Q1345988](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1345988)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58531](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58531)

## Names

- en: Clouded Sulphur
- es: Mariposa azufre nublada Americana
- fr: Coliade du trèfle

## Countries with the most observations

CA (15981), US (12212), MX (17), GT (3)

## Summary

Colias philodice, the common sulphur or clouded sulphur, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colias_philodice

## Photo

![Clouded Sulphur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/clouded-sulphur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Terri Koontz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182402153

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/clouded-sulphur?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).