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Anteos maerula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anteos

Anteos maerula Anteos maerula live adults

Similar
  
Anteos, Anteos clorinde, Kricogonia lyside, Eurema proterpia, Eurema daira

Anteos maerula, the angled sulphur or yellow angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Peru to Mexico. Rarely, migrants can be found up to eastern Nebraska, south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico, southern Texas, Mississippi and Florida.

Anteos maerula Anteos maerula live adults

The wingspan is 82–117 mm. The upperside of the males is bright yellow, while females are paler. Both sexes have a black spot in the forewing cell. Adults feed on the nectar from red and purple flowers, including Hibiscus and Bougainvilla species.

Anteos maerula Anteos maerula live adults

The larvae feed on Cassia species, including Cassia emarginata.

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References

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