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Phoebis sp.

Phoebis sp.


Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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, [1836]) – large orange sulphur (southern US to Peru)
  • Phoebis argante (Fabricius, 1775) – apricot sulphur, Argante giant sulphur (Mexico to Peru and Brazil, Caribbean)
  • Phoebis avellaneda (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – red-splashed sulphur (Cuba)
  • Phoebis bourkei (Dixey, 1933) – (Ecuador)
  • Phoebis editha (Butler, 1870) – Edith´s sulphur (Haiti)
  • Phoebis marcellina
  • Phoebis neocypris (Hübner, [1823]) – tailed sulphur (Mexico to Peru, Brazil)
  • Phoebis philea (Linnaeus, 1763) – orange-barred sulphur, yellow apricot (Mexico to Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Hispaniola)
  • 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

Source: Wikipedia, article Phoebis sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246537104/05/202613:07ArgentinaSanta FeSan José 8400, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Phoebis sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.