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| Large Orange Sulpur |
Latin
Name: Phoebis agarithe |
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Genus: Phoebis Species: agarithe |
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Comments: |
| The Large Orange Sulphur is an abundant butterfly throughout the Keys and coastal portions of the mainland. Adults have a strong, directed flight but are fond of flowers and regularly stop to nectar. Males occasionally visit moist ground. It is restricted to south Florida and rarely disperses northward. |
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Life
Cycle: |
Broods: |
multiple generations |
Egg: |
yellow, laid singly on new growth of host |
Larva: |
green with thin, cream-yellow lateral stripe |
Host Plants: |
Wild Tamarind, Blackbead and Cat's Claw |
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Host
Plants: |
Host
Plants: |
Wild Tamarind, Blackbead and Cat's Claw |
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Habitat: |
Habitat: |
tropical hammocks and adjacent open area |
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Wingspan: |
Inches: |
2.2 - 3 |
Centimeters: |
5.6 - 7.6 |
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Appearance: |
Sexes: |
dissimilar; female lighter with increased pattern |
Compare: |
Cloudless Sulphur is yellow and lacks diagonal forewing line. Orange-barred Sulphur is yellow to white with orange forewing bars or broken diagonal forewing bar. |
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| Markings: |
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Above:
- male is bright orange with no pattern elements; female is pale orange to near white with dark-spotted forewing border, black cell spot and dark diagonal forewing line; seasonally variable
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Below:
- diagonal forewing line; male is bright orange-yellow with faint reddish brown spots; female is pale yellow with pinkish brown markings and two silver spots in middle of hindwing; seasonally variable; winter-form darker and more heavily marked
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Abundance: |
occasional to common |
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Map Legend: Resident (green) | Stray
(Red) |
