Phoebis argante
| Phoebis argante | |
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| Phoebis argante from Mexico, dorsal side | |
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| Phoebis argante from Colombia, ventral side | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Phoebis |
| Species: | P. argante |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoebis argante (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Phoebis argante, the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family.
Description
Phoebis argante has a wingspan of about 54–67 millimetres (2.1–2.6 in). The uppersides of male's wings are bright orange a with thin black or dark brown border on forewings. The hindwings are slightly paler and have two small whitish spots in the middle. The basic colour of the females vary from white to yellow, with dark borders.
Larvae feed on Pentaclethra macroloba, Cassia biflora, Cassia fruticosa, Inga vera, Inga ruiziana.
Distribution
This species can be found from Mexico up to Peru, in Antilles and in Cuba.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- Phoebis argante argante (Brazil, Uruguay)
- Phoebis argante larra (Fabricius, 1798) (Guyana, Surinam)
- Phoebis argante minuscula (Butler, 1869) (Cuba)
- Phoebis argante rorata (Butler, 1869) (Dominican Republic)
- Phoebis argante comstocki Avinoff, 1944 (Jamaica)
- Phoebis argante chincha Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
- Phoebis argante martini Comstock, 1944
- Phoebis argante ssp. (Mexico)
References
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