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Another confusing Sulphur? - Phoebis sennae -

Homosassa, Citris County, Florida, USA
January 9, 2008

I am confused again, is this a Cloudless Sulphur? Its markings don't quite match up with all the ID books I have. They were quite bright yellow but I couldn't catch a good image of one with its wings open.
Thanks, Janice

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Contributed by Janice McCafferty on 9 January, 2008 - 4:11pm
Last updated 27 November, 2009 - 4:03pm

I'm going with cloudless (Pho

I'm going with cloudless (Phoebis sennae) because of the missing straight line on the forewing, which is what you'd see on a large orange sulphur, the other likely candidate.

Nina

… Nina, 9 January, 2008 - 4:43pm

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Thanks to you both, sulphurs

Thanks to you both, sulphurs really get to me.

… Janice McCafferty, 9 January, 2008 - 5:47pm

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Nina Is Right Again

This is a male Cloudless Sulphur. In addition to what she said, you can also tell it's a male due to the absence of marking on it's wings, other than the spots. A female will have smudges on the wings and I'm told they are brownish. At least that's what color I heard they were. Compare with this one and notice the lack of smudges on yours:

… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 9 January, 2008 - 5:31pm

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While you're there

While we have sulfur on the brain, can anyone do this one?

… John R. Maxwell, 9 January, 2008 - 6:33pm

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I posted under your original,

I posted under your original, but the short version is I think it's a clouded rather than orange sulphur, male.

… Nina, 9 January, 2008 - 6:51pm

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