Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Hidalgo County, Texas
Cloudless Sulphurs worship the sun and love flower nectar and are often attracted to red tubular flowers.
This individual is a female. In Hidalgo County females have large spots and they are deep yellow, almost orange with orange/pink edging. At first glance they may be mistaken for Orange-barred Sulphurs (Phoebis philea), but the broken band on the forewing of this butterfly points to a Cloudless Sulphur.
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Hidalgo County, Texas
Cloudless Sulphurs worship the sun and love flower nectar and are often attracted to red tubular flowers.
This individual is a female. In Hidalgo County females have large spots and they are deep yellow, almost orange with orange/pink edging. At first glance they may be mistaken for Orange-barred Sulphurs (Phoebis philea), but the broken band on the forewing of this butterfly points to a Cloudless Sulphur.