Phoebis philea

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Phoebis philea
Phoebis philea male ventral.jpg
Adult male - ventral view
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Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Phoebis
Species:
P. philea
Binomial name
Phoebis philea
Synonyms
  • Papilio phileaLinnaeus, 1763
  • Callidryas philea(Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Papilio aricyeCramer, [1776]
  • Papilio melanippeStoll, [1781]
  • Colias lolliaGodart, 1819
  • Colias ariciaGodart, 1819
  • Colias cordayHübner, [1819]

Phoebis philea, the orange-barred sulphur, is a species of butterfly found in the Americas including the Caribbean. [2]

Contents

The wingspan is 68 to 80 mm. [2] There are two to three generations per year in Florida and one in the northern part of the range with adults on wing from mid to late summer. The species habitat is in tropical scrub, gardens, fields, and forest edges. Orange-barred sulphurs are often found in large dense groups of mixed species, including the statira sulphur ( Aphrissa statira ), apricot sulphur ( Phoebis argante ), and the straight-line sulphur ( Rhabdodryas trite ). [3] The species eats nectar from red-colored plants.

The larvae feed on Cassia species.

Subspecies

Pinned specimens, both sides Phoebis philea philea MHNT.jpg
Pinned specimens, both sides
Larvae hosting on Cassia Bakeriana in Miami Phoebis Philea larvae 01.jpg
Larvae hosting on Cassia Bakeriana in Miami
Larvae hosting on Cassia Bakeriana in Miami Phoebis Philea larvae 02.jpg
Larvae hosting on Cassia Bakeriana in Miami

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 Orange-barred Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
  3. "Butterflies of Amazonia - Aphrissa statira". learnbutterflies.com. 21 May 2024.