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A Pieris? - Phoebis agarithe - female

A Pieris? - Phoebis agarithe - Female
Austin, Texas, USA, Travis County, Texas, USA
October 24, 2008
Size: wingspan approx 2.5 inche

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A Pieris? - Phoebis agarithe - female A Pieris? - Phoebis agarithe - female

Antigonon seems an odd hose for Phoebis
I'm not sure if it's been recorded before or not, but seems suspect. The host would normally be some sort of Legume. Could the plant actually be something else? Or, could the vine have been growing through something else?

Large Orange Sulphur/ Host Plant For Egg?
Could you Please tell me what plant she is Placing the egg on? Thanks so much!

 
plant i.d.
It was a coral vine, Antigonon leptopus.

 
coral vine
Thanks so much i will look it up, have a couple larva here of large orange sulphur/ adults flying through still stopping for nectar not sure where there going.

It's a Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe. Darn females aren't always yellow or orange :)

This is a nice shot of her laying an egg.

Moved from Whites.

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