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Phoebis
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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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyPieridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 129
- With media
- 30
- Family
- Pieridae
- Collections
- IIZD-UASLP, IFIT-CP, UMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, VPI, DMNS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brazil
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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)
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