Phoebis

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 <small>(Boisduval, [1836])</small> – large orange sulphur (southern US to Peru)
• Phoebis argante <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> – apricot sulphur, Argante giant sulphur (Mexico to Peru and Brazil, Caribbean)
• Phoebis avellaneda <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)</small> – red-splashed sulphur (Cuba)
• Phoebis bourkei <small>(Dixey, 1933)</small> – (Ecuador)
• Phoebis editha <small>(Butler, 1870)</small> – Edith's sulphur (Haiti)
• Phoebis marcellina
• Phoebis neocypris <small>(Hübner, [1823])</small> – tailed sulphur (Mexico to Peru, Brazil)
• Phoebis philea <small>(Linnaeus, 1763)</small> – orange-barred sulphur, yellow apricot (Mexico to Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Hispaniola)
• Phoebis sennae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> – cloudless

sulphur, common yellow (southern North America to South America)

Moved:

• Phoebis orbis moved to Aphrissa orbis <small>(Poey, 1832)</small> – orbed sulphur

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