Orange-Barred Sulphur Butterfly
An Orange-Barred Sulphur, Phoebis Philea, is sipping nectar from a flower Identification: Upperside of male bright yellow-orange; forewing has red-orange bar and hindwing has red-orange outer margin. The female, much larger than the male, has two forms, one off-white and the other yellow-orange. Both have upperside of forewing with solid black cell spot and a submarginal row of broken black smudges. Early Stages: Females lay eggs singly on leaves and flowers of host plants; caterpillars prefer to feed on the flowers. Caterpillar is yellow-green with black and yellow bands on the sides. It also has white-ringed reddish spots. Habitat: Open lowland sites such as forest edges, city gardens, parks, and road edges. Interesting Facts: Males of this species have a broad orange bar on the forewing, this gives rise to its common name. Range: Lowland tropical America, Brazil, Florida and the keys, rare but seen in Northeast states. Extremely vagrant in Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. Interesting Facts: Males of this species have a broad orange bar on the forewing, this gives rise to its common name.
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jesika, 9 months ago
beautiful image and very interesting information
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Karen Martin, 9 months ago
So beautiful – so delicate – fantastic shot
Amedori, 9 months ago
Just so lovely
aphoto4you, 9 months ago
FANTASTIC …..great focus…awsome
hallucingenic, 9 months ago
beautiful butterfly and flower :) nice capture
Globalphotos, 9 months ago
Wonderful shot so clear and crisp !!
Heather Rivet..., 9 months ago
stunning
photolia, 9 months ago
ahh, gorgeous shot, love the sharpness and the details and the contrasting colors. Beautiful macro!
ferndesign, 9 months ago
awesome i love it well done
clau, 9 months ago
gorgeous shot, Eyal!
Bonnie Taylor ..., 9 months ago
What a beautiful blend of colors, Eyal! And what superb clarity and precision in focus! I know for a fact that these sulphurs give you a run for your money, and they’re not easy to photograph as they seldom light for any length of time. A+ for you on all counts!
Jeff Burns, 9 months ago
Fantastic shot. Well done great detail and color
phil1950, 9 months ago
Great shot of the beautiful butterfly, excellent detail, nicely framed, good info., well done
Kathleen Struckle, 9 months ago
Beautiful image.Very interesting information. Thank you for sharing.
PhotogeniquE IPA, 9 months ago
wonderful image – beautiful detail!
jamiewinter, 9 months ago
incredible inamge just beautiful
Andy Harris, 9 months ago
lovely clear capture!
Rusty Woodward..., 9 months ago
Oh! How exquisite. I love that combination of blue and yellow. Brilliant close up! Sharp focus and tantalising angle!
babyranda, 9 months ago
this is beautiful!
Annika Strömgren, 9 months ago
Excellent shot!
Joyce Dickens,..., about 1 month ago
Very beautiful!
kernuak, 17 days ago
Good detail Eyal, the blue and orange make a good contrast too.