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Dainty Sulphur -- Nathalis iole

Summer form
Mt. Lemmon, Pima County
10/18/07


Winter form, prey to Crab Spider (Misumena sp.). Dragoon Mountain foothills, Cochise County--11/28/07
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Range: entire state
Flight: all year, weather permitting; more common in southern part of state
Larval hostplants: Golden Dyssodia (Dyssodia pentachaeta) and many other members of the Aster Family (Asteraceae)
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