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Sulfur - Phoebis sennae
Copyright © 2018 Dick Locke

Sulfur - Phoebis sennae
Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
September 16, 2018
This doesn't match any of the other sulfurs I've ID'd before... Thanks in advance for help with the ID!
Contributed by Dick Locke on 18 September, 2018 - 9:10pm
Last updated 19 September, 2018 - 5:52pm

Cloudless Sulphur
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 19 September, 2018 - 5:52pm

 
Thanks, interesting variation
Thanks Cliff it's interesting that a specimen I shot from last year, to me, looks a lot different but is same species. Quite a variation on the wing markings at least to this amateur!
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1463858/bgimage
… Dick Locke, 19 September, 2018 - 9:09pm

 
Yes, Cloudless sulphurs are variable.
Males have limited markings and some have no markings. This specimen is a male and the one sighted last year is a female.
… Cliff Ivy, 20 September, 2018 - 6:49pm

Hi Dick
Just an FYI: you don't need to copyright your pictures. It's already done when you post here. Plus, in today's world where everyone has a good camera, there are 10 billion better pictures already out there.
… Matt Edmonds, 18 September, 2018 - 9:40pm

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