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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 » Large Orange Sulphur - Hodges#4231 (Phoebis agarithe)
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Large Orange Sulphur - Phoebis agarithe - male
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Large Orange Sulphur - Phoebis agarithe - Male
Miller Pond, Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida, USA
January 27, 2006
A brief hour or two of sun brought out several butterflies in Everglades National Park. Most have already been coverd in BugGuide, but I thought this photo came out pretty well. I believe the line of spots on the underside of the forewing is distinctive for this species. I like the two-tone eyes, and the spot of pink(?) on top of the head. I presume this is a male as Tony Thomas has shown here:



Another individual at the same location was more heavily marked, presumably a female:

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Contributed by Cotinis on 2 February, 2006 - 8:45am
Last updated 4 February, 2006 - 11:17am

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