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Colias eurytheme
alfalfa caterpillar, Orange Sulphur
Crater Lake National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Hexapoda, Subclass Pterygota, Order Lepidoptera, Family Pieridae, Genus Colias, Species Colias eurytheme


Park Tags:
Leipdoptera - Butterflies


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		OR: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	George Washington Carver National Monument
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
North Cascades National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Piscataway Park	Rock Creek Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/27/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 5:31:36 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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