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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Sulphurs and Yellows (Coliadinae) » Phoebis » Orange-barred Sulphur - Hodges#4229 (Phoebis philea)
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Cloudless Sulphur or Orange-barred Sulphur ? - Phoebis philea
Copyright © 2013 pabu

Cloudless Sulphur or Orange-barred Sulphur ? - Phoebis philea
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
June 29, 2012
I did not see the butterfly in flight so don't know the color from above and did not note the size. I originally labeled it as an Orange-barred but after consulting Butterflies through Binoculars, the Florida version, I am not sure.

Any suggestions on telling these two apart when the upper surface of the wings isn't seen is appreciated.

Thank you.
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Contributed by pabu on 27 January, 2013 - 11:28am
Last updated 16 February, 2015 - 4:45pm

Moved
Moved from Phoebis.
… Cliff Ivy, 16 February, 2015 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

Orange-barred Sulphur male
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/imagehtmls/PapPie/Phoebis_p_philea_M_Duval_Co_FL_USA_01-IX-08_1_i.htm
… Cliff Ivy, 16 February, 2015 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… William Edwards, 10 February, 2013 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

I'm inclined to agree - P. philea
You are certianly in the right place to see a P. philea!

I'm inclined to agree with your initial call - looks to be a male P. philea. The coloration and reduced ventral patterns (silver/white spots) are suggestive of this insect being a male "Orange-barred".....but there can be some overlap in ventral characters between genders and among the members of this Genus.
… Bill Reynolds, 27 January, 2013 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
I use a digital recorder to record notes but didn't have any for this butterfly on that day. I see many more P. sennae but almost all of my observations of P. philea have been very fleeting flight views so I need much more experience viewing them.
… pabu, 27 January, 2013 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

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