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I don't see this species every year, generally see it only in flight when I do see it, and am not sure I've ever seen both male and female on the same day. I had a brief glimpse of one in flight earlier this season, but this is my first official sighting of the year. I saw at least three species of sulphurs and yellows (little yellow, this one, and orange and/or clouded sulphur).
A Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) butterfly. Photo taken at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, GA.
This Cloudless Sulphur butterfly seems to float in defiance of gravity..
I will be part of the upcoming PBS November 14th episode of "Central Texas Gardener" in the United States.
"See how to turn your garden into a certified wildlife habitat. On tour, find out how a backyard photographer won The Nature Conservancy's photo contest".
After the show airs, it will be made available on YouTube as well..
I have posted images of these before. The cool thing about the stage of this species is the caterpillar will turn the color of whatever it is eating. If it eats the leaves it will be green, but if it eats the flowers it will be yellow.
Found this one at the Lavallette Barber shop after my haircut. It pays to take your camera where ever you go. 9-5-07
I had to include one of the wild, native Cloudless sulphurs that we saw flying this month - a true Christmas butterfly. Callaway Gardens - Georgia
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Wise men come from the East to worship Jesus Christ - from Matthew 2:
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
I was trying to shoot this big (for a sulphur) yellow butterfly feeding on a thistle, but I spooked it and it flew up into a tree. Happily it landed on a leaf where I could still see and photograph it. I was surprised how green it looked in the photograph -- it seemed to be much yellower when I looked at it in the field. Anyway, my best guess is that this is a cloudless Sulphur butterfly. Thanks to Lacey for 99.9% confirming the ID on this...
www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1439
Per bugguide.net, "Phoebis sennae. Nearly plain, fairly big, and yellow-green means a male Cloudless Sulphur, nothing else just like it."
Day 14, we returned to the beautiful South Coast Botanic Garden
? Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis sennae) at South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Hills, in Palos Verdes, California, USA
Cloudless sulphur on lateflowering thoroughwort blossoms on a cloudless morning.
"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Andersen
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) egg on Cassia flower bud.
Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, California, USA.
July 14, 2014.
For what I would call an average to slightly larger than average butterfly, Cloudless Sulphur eggs are relatively tiny.
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Explore #380 on November 19, 2009 ~
This is a female Cloudless Sulphur (fall form) nectaring on Cherry Red Pentas in my back yard on November 14, 2009.
Phoebis sennae
Another species I am raising in my kitchen window since discovering them on a client's Cassia tree.
Such a curious shape for a chrysalis. Looks very much like a sailfish, right?
I made a trip up to Bonsai Rock at Lake Tahoe last Sunday, as the forecast, and even webcams at the time showed some awesome t-storm clouds moving over the lake. It had rained earlier in the day up there, and I was excited about some spectacular conditions to shoot in. Coming down on 267...not a cloud in the sky above the lake...NO!!! The clouds had pushed over, and at that point I could have driven to emerald bay...and I probably should have (colors on the eastern horizon would have been nice), but I had never been to Bonsai Rock. It was still beautiful and opportunity to practice and try some new things. The conditions were not ideal, but I liked some elements of how this turned out with some PP love. Hope you enjoy!
A Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) nectaring in the Butterfly Garden of the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, Florida. Photographed on November 13, 2019.
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly - (Phoebis sennae) - the butterfly breeds locally and is migratory - Charleston - South Carolina - September