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Phoebis neocypris

Synonyms: Callidryas bracteolata; Callidryas intermedia; Callidryas rurina

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 neocypris neocypris
Phoebis neocypris virgo
Phoebis neocypris vocator

Prey / Diet

Calliandra parvifolia[1]
Calliandra tweedii (Flame Bush)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit 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