Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Scientific name Phoebis argante | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phoebis Rank Species | |
 | ||
Similar Phoebis, Aphrissa statira, Aphrissa, Phoebis neocypris, Phoebis agarithe | ||
Phoebis argante sulphur butterflies vlinder geel ecuador 2016
Phoebis argante, the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family.
Contents
Mariposas yema phoebis argante
Description
Phoebis argante has a wingspan of about 54–67 millimetres (2.1–2.6 in). The uppersides of the male's wings are bright orange with a thin black or dark brown border on forewings. The hindwings are slightly paler and have two small whitish spots in the middle. The basic colour of the females vary from white to yellow, with dark borders.
Larvae feed on Pentaclethra macroloba, Cassia biflora, Cassia fruticosa, Inga vera and Inga ruiziana.
Distribution
This species can be found from Mexico up to Peru, in the Antilles and in Cuba.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
R. a. argante puddles with other yellows and sulphurs including the stratia sulphur (Aphrissa statira), straight-line sulphur (Rhabdodryas trite) and orange-banded sulphur (Phoebis philea).
