Butterfly ID'd

Thanks to  David Mozzoni of Warwick, R.I., my butterfly from a previous posting was identified. Below is what David sent me. Thanks David for the help.

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Here’s what David wrote:

Hi , In your post “Sights from Lighthouse Point Park Migration Festival” of September 29, 2011 there are some butterfly photos. I believe the first one, the yellow butterfly is actually an Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme). You can tell by the presence of the black on the dorsal forewing that is visible, also the shadow of the dorsal black edge is evident on the ventral side of the wings. The arc of small spots on the ventral rearwing is more consistent with an Orange Sulphur than the similar and also common Clouded Sulphur. It is hard to judge from this photo, but there appears to be a slight hint of orange color on the forewing. Orange Sulphurs and Clouded Sulphurs are also far more common in New England than the larger Cloudless Sulphur.

See this site: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3248

The second butterfly photo, where you ask for an ID, is a Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia). This individual has had a rather tough life judging from the washed out color and ratty edges of its wings.

Check this site: http://bugguide.net/node/view/516

Here’s the butterfly in question again: