• Clouded Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
    Clouded Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection (E660)
Clouded Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Clouded Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Clouded Sulphur (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E660
Description
Male clouded sulphur of the eriphyle subspecies (Colias philodice eriphyle) - a subspecies of butterfly - specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, rectangular, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen.

Original label identifies the specimen as "[Male] Colias Eurytheme Eriphyle" - an outdated scientific name - and suggests that it was collected in Fruita, Colorado.
Content Date:
July 20 1925
Related collection
Will Minor Butterfly Collection Will Minor donated a somewhat large lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) collection. All of the specimens were donated under different accession/lot numbers. This collection was created to make accessing these artifacts easier. 
Related person
Will Minor (was used by)
Related place
Fruita (Collected at)