Cloudless Giant Sulfur Butterfly
by Robert Bales
Title
Cloudless Giant Sulfur Butterfly
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Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
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There were many of these Cloudless Giant Sulfur Butterfly flying around today in the Foothill, Arizona and I got this on on our lantanian bush. It looks like it is on it migration route to the North.
The cloudless sulphur, Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus), is one of our most common and attractive Florida butterflies and is particularly prominent during its fall southward migration. Its genus name is derived from Phoebe the sister of Apollo, a god of Greek and Roman mythology (Opler & Krizek 1984). The specific epithet, sennae is for the genus Senna to which many of the cloudless sulphur's larval host plants belong.
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February 22nd, 2018
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! Your special photography has been chosen to be featured on the home page of The 200 Club - Best Photos With Over 200 Views Up To 500. You are invited to archive it in the appropriate discussion threads.
Anita Faye
Robert, marvelous Sulphur! Featured on Groovy Butterflies Group! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/groovy-butterflies.html
Mike Breau
Gorgeous capture Robert-Does have that sulfuric look in the butterfly. I think they've skipped Maine as part of their migration look. Haven't seen this species in quite a while. L/F/Tw