Pink Butterfly (Likely the Clouded Sulphur or similar Colias species)

Open fields, meadows, gardens, and agricultural roadsides.

Adults feed on flower nectar from various plants; caterpillars feed on legumes like clover, alfalfa, and vetches.

Diurnal flyers that are active during the day. They have a rapid, erratic flight pattern and often congregate around mud puddles for minerals.

Benefits the ecosystem as a pollinator. Caterpillars may be considered minor pests in alfalfa fields, but they generally pose no risk to humans.