''Phoebis'', or sulphurs, is a genus of butterflies, belonging to the subfamily
Coliadinae
Coliadinae, the sulphurs or yellows, are a subfamily of butterflies with about 300 described species.
There are 36 species in North America, where they range from Mexico to northern Canada. In most species, males are easily distinguished from f ...
of the "whites" or family
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Levi ...
. They are native to the
Americas.
Selected species
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Phoebis agarithe
''Phoebis agarithe'', the large orange sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Peru north to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Rare strays can be found up to Colorado, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. The spe ...
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(Boisduval, 836
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Events
By place Abbasid Caliphate
* Driven by tensions between his favoured Turkish guard and the popula ...
– large orange sulphur (southern US to Peru)
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Phoebis argante
''Phoebis argante'', the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Description
''Phoebis argante'' has a wingspan of about . The uppersides of the male's wings are bright orange with a thin black or dark bro ...
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(Fabricius, 1775) – apricot sulphur, Argante giant sulphur (Mexico to Peru and Brazil, Caribbean)
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Phoebis avellaneda''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – red-splashed sulphur (Cuba)
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Phoebis bourkei
''Phoebis'', or sulphurs, is a genus of butterflies, belonging to the subfamily Coliadinae of the "whites" or family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas.
Selected species
*'' Phoebis agarithe'' (Boisduval, 836 – large orange sulphur (so ...
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(Dixey, 1933) – (Ecuador)
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Phoebis editha
''Phoebis'', or sulphurs, is a genus of butterflies, belonging to the subfamily Coliadinae of the "whites" or family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas.
Selected species
*'' Phoebis agarithe'' (Boisduval, 836 – large orange sulphur (so ...
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(Butler, 1870) – Edith's sulphur (Haiti)
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Phoebis neocypris
''Phoebis neocypris'', the tailed sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. ''
(Hübner, 823
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Year 823 ( DCCCXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Emperor Michael II defeats the rebel forces under Thomas the Sl ...
– tailed sulphur (Mexico to Peru, Brazil)
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Phoebis philea''
(Linnaeus, 1763) – orange-barred sulphur, yellow apricot (Mexico to Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Hispaniola)
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Phoebis sennae''
(Linnaeus, 1758) – cloudless
sulphur, common yellow (southern North America to South America)
Moved:
*''Phoebis orbis'' moved to ''
Aphrissa orbis''
(Poey, 1832) – orbed sulphur
References
Gallery
File:Phoebis philea philea MHNT dos.jpg, Orange-barred sulphur
''Phoebis philea'', the orange-barred sulphur, is a species of butterfly found in the Americas including the Caribbean.
The wingspan is 68 to 80 mm.[Cloudless sulphur
''Phoebis sennae'', the cloudless sulphur, is a mid-sized butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the Americas. There are several similar species such as the yellow angled-sulphur (''Anteos maerula''), which has angled wings, statira sulphur ( ...]
, Monsanto Insectarium, St. Louis Zoo
Coliadinae
Pieridae of South America
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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