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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 » Cloudless Sulphur - Hodges#4228 (Phoebis sennae)
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Reality Check: Cloudless sulphur, right? - Phoebis sennae - female
Copyright © 2013 Ron Hemberger

Reality Check: Cloudless sulphur, right? - Phoebis sennae - Female
Bluebird Park, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
August 15, 2013

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Reality Check: Cloudless sulphur, right? - Phoebis sennae - female Reality Check: Cloudless sulphur, right? - Phoebis sennae - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 27 August, 2013 - 12:25am
Last updated 27 August, 2013 - 5:41pm

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They are much easier to tell apart from the top side,
and males tend to be easier than females. And, they are easier in real life than from photos (for one thing they tend to behave differently - often it is much easier to approach an Orange-barred than a Cloudless, and Orange-barred are usually bigger).

However, I think this is a female Cloudless Sulphur. For one thing, I don't think I've ever seen an Orange-barred Sulphur with green veining like this one has, but it is common on Cloudless Sulphurs.
… David J. Ferguson, 27 August, 2013 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, David, for your continuing help.
I figured I had this one figured but figure I'll never figure out the oh-so-aptly-named blues. Will keep working for those top views!
… Ron Hemberger, 27 August, 2013 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Orange barred?
I have a hard time with this one. The cloudless sulfurs in my area don't have near the defined markings and are usually a paler yellow with pink head...but if it were an Orange-Barred, I would think we might see a hint of the orange showing through on forewing. If only we had one of the elusive top side shots!
… Jeff Brown, 27 August, 2013 - 1:44am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jeff.
I've been trying to get one of those shots for years. At this point, I consider myself fortunate to get any kind of decent image at all.
… Ron Hemberger, 27 August, 2013 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

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