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Statira Sulphur

Aphrissa statira cubana

Photo by Yolie
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Statira Sulphur

Aphrissa statira cubana

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JoseD.Alicea
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Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae sennae

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bayucca
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Comments (6)
Yolie
Yes thanks to you both I just saw a pretty butterfly :)
bayucca
After adding your additional spots and the comment from José, I agree with Aphrissa. I know Aphrissa from Peru and Ecuador, but kick it out due to the missing markings on the hindwing. I obviously was misled by the tricky persepctive. Good job, José!
Yolie
Now I'm not sure but your right in one picture it does seem to have a white patch but as I was trying to get a food shot it looked completely yellow I'm going to check the other photos I didn't post
JoseD.Alicea
I'm familiar with this butterfly!Some of your photos shows a white patch on the upper side of the wing that Phoebis sennae doesn't have.http://bugguide.net/images/raw/VLXZCLIZTL0ZBLXZQHGRQHSZVLYLWLLZTLSZTLGRDLPRKHQZELQZKH6RHHIZNLLZTZ5R1LSZQH8R0H.jpg
bayucca
Pieridae, Phoebis sennae, male, without markings. In my eyes the only possibility. http://bugguide.net/node/view/446326/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/137956F http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Pieridae/Phoebis_s_sennae_Cuba_Vinales_Pinar_del_Rio_150m_17-IX-2009_1_i.htm

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PublishedJuly 4, 2013

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