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Orange-barred Sulphur - Phoebis philea - Phoebis philea - female
Copyright © 2008 Rick Shackleton

Orange-barred Sulphur - Phoebis philea - Phoebis philea - Female
Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
August 15, 2008
Female ovipositing on butterfly cassia (Senna bicapsilaris)

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Orange-barred Sulphur - Phoebis philea - Phoebis philea - female Orange-barred Sulphur - Phoebis philea - Phoebis philea - female
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Contributed by Rick Shackleton on 16 August, 2008 - 10:46am
Last updated 16 August, 2008 - 2:44pm

Very nice, Rick.
Excellent images of a unique individual. Thanks for posting!
… Ron Hemberger, 17 August, 2008 - 12:52am login or register to post comments

Orange-barred Sulphur, I believe
compare below and see guide.



Nice addition, with the white upperside showing - I don't think we have another image of such a pale one in the guide, though they are supposed to range from yellow to white. I'm surprised it can be so yellow outside, and so white inside.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 16 August, 2008 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
I just found your photo and came back to ID this and you've beat me to it. I'll post photos of the egg. Much to my surprise the green and black caterpillars that covered the Senna bicapsilaris this morning now seem to be yellow and black this afternoon. Maybe ready to do some changing. Do you know the color of the caterpillar? The bug guide shows both the green and yellow. Thanks again for the ID.
… Rick Shackleton, 16 August, 2008 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

 
It usually depends what they are eating
- on flowers they develop the yellow color variation.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 16 August, 2008 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

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