▁. ▁ ▁Similar ▁species ▁Similar ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁l ys ide ▁sul ph ur ' s ▁range ▁include ▁Queen ▁Alex andra ' s ▁sul ph ur ▁( Col ias ▁a lex andra ), ▁the ▁cloud less ▁sul ph ur ▁( P ho eb is ▁sen na e ), ▁and ▁the ▁stat ira ▁sul ph ur ▁( A phr issa ▁stat ira ). ▁ ▁Queen ▁Alex andra ' s ▁sul ph ur ▁has ▁more ▁yellow ▁on ▁the ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁for ew ing ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁wh it ish ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁h ind wing . ▁ ▁The ▁cloud less ▁sul ph ur ▁is ▁larger ▁and ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁yellow . ▁ ▁The ▁stat ira ▁sul ph ur ▁has ▁a ▁more ▁yellow ish ▁upper ▁side ▁and ▁the ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁wings ▁is ▁pale ▁green ish ▁to ▁white ▁with ▁females ▁having ▁light ▁p ink ish ▁mark ings . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁The ▁l ys ide ▁sul ph ur ▁may ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁open , ▁subt rop ical ▁scr ub . ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁This ▁but ter fly ▁is ▁seen ▁almost ▁all ▁year ▁in ▁southern ▁Texas ▁and ▁is ▁seen ▁from ▁early ▁July ▁to ▁mid - Nov ember ▁in ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁In ▁Florida ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁scattered ▁sight ings ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁October . ▁ ▁Life ▁cycle ▁The ▁lar va ▁is ▁highly ▁variable . ▁ ▁It ▁ranges ▁in ▁color ▁from ▁grass ▁green ▁to ▁black ish ▁green . ▁ ▁It ▁may ▁have ▁mark ings ▁or ▁may ▁be ▁un mark ed . ▁