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Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae marcellina

Photo by The MnMs
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Description:

The male butterfly is clear yellow above and yellow or mottled with reddish brown below and the female is lemon-yellow to golden or white on both surfaces, with varying amounts of black spotting along the margin and a black open square or star on the bottom forewing. Wingspan: 63–78 mm (2.5–3.1 in). (I think this is a male, based on the description, because the females show a darker margin in the wings. It was just coming out of the chrysalis.)

Habitat:

The adult butterfly feeds on nectar from many different flowers with long tubes including cordia, bougainvillea, cardinal flower, hibiscus, lantana, and wild morning glory.
Butterfly Garden, Monteverde.

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