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  Sighting 1055076

Lyside Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside

Observation date: May 22, 2014
Submitted by: Joseph Miller
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: More photos at this flickr link, https://www.flickr.com/photos/131665833@N07/sets/72157655601383048. Any idea what species is this? I'm fairly confident it isn't a Cabbage White, due to apparent lack of black spots and wing tip, among other things. Edit: I think this may actually be a Lyside Sulphur. I hadn't thought to check the sulphurs when trying to id this butterfly. It's is apparently a fairly regular stray to Kansas, with 15 counties having records. A similar individual I found on flickr can be seen here, https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdavenport/10182006403/in/photolist-gvKrLx-7jxNAU-7jxSoE-7jtVJP-crhoeJ-crhjA3-2mK5eF-hnvjAu-pPVXzz-2QPpuR-fMsVCZ-2H2AY5-66dqpm-8d9yQN-p3gb1M-eFvrXG-gVHd5f-5No16S-bF3r2T-uzbyfG-gvLfdw-gvLwsA-eWsTtG-eWgyyc-eny1hU-8w12FS-86kM5e-86oWo1-6oSMTp-7jEamq-ndSyue-5N8NKJ-E95DL-afEbo6-5nT3oL-4RbGrB-jqWHqo-ijcqNK-afGV89-6Toncv-dwmQ31-kuvys-eXxY44-7Y5Jz6-7skA3y-66druE-e6xtsm-44ttLW-7dtDFr-5nG4qk.
Status: Stray
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: August 01, 2015
Coordinator notes: The additional photo with wings open tells me this is a Lyside Sulphur, as suggested. SAT https://www.flickr.com/photos/131665833@N07/sets/72157655601383048
Checklist region(s): United States, Kansas, Reno County