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Phoebis argante (Orange sulpher)

Synonyms: Callidryas fornax; Callidryas minuscula; Papilio cipris

Wikipedia Abstract

Phoebis neocypris, the tailed sulphur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. There is a record for one stray in southern Texas. The habitat consists of tropical areas, especially in mid-elevation forests as well as open and disturbed areas. The larvae feed on fresh leaves of Cassia species.
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Infraspecies

Phoebis argante argante
Phoebis argante chincha
Phoebis argante larra
Phoebis argante minuscula

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  .227 grams
Speed [1]  10.961 MPH (4.9 m/s)

Prey / Diet

Inga striata[2]
Inga vera (river koko)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1FLIGHT PHYSIOLOGY OF NEOTROPICAL BUTTERFLIES: ALLOMETRY OF AIRSPEEDS DURING NATURAL FREE FLIGHT, ROBERT DUDLEY AND ROBERT B. SRYGLEY, J. exp. Biol. 191, 125–139 (1994)
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0