Cloudless Sulfur - Phoebis sennae

Lepidoptera: Pieridae Phoebis sennae marcellina Identified by Dr. Robert Baldridge Nectar: Coral Honeysuckle, Turk's Cap, Plumago, & Sages Host Plants: Sennas Habitat: Wide variety of open weedy tropical and subtropical situations. Flight Period: The Cloudless Sulfur is multiple brooded, adults flying from February to December.

Courtesy of S. Peregrine Johnson.

Characteristics: Larger than our other sulfur butterflies. Male--yellow, and devoid of other markings on the DW. Female--yellow-white (albinos occasionally occur), with brown margins and other dark markings on the DW. Forewing length: 29-36 mm.

Left to Right: Photos of Chrysalis, Caterpillar, and Caterpillar.
Source: Caterpillars in the Field and Garden by T. J. Allen and J. P. Brock.

Bottom Photos: Courtesy of S. Peregrine Johnson

Cloudless Sulpher on Coral Honeysuckle.

Male Cloudless Sulphur getting water and minerals from the wet ground.

Female Cloudless Sulpher on Plumago Flowers