Attributes of Phoebis philea
Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis philea (Linnaeus, 1763)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Identification: Upperside of male bright yellow-orange; forewing has red-orange bar and hindwing has red-orange outer margin. The two forms of the female, one off-white and the other yellow-orange, are much larger than the male. Both have upperside of forewing with solid black cell spot and a submarginal row of broken, angled black smudges. Outer half of hindwing of yellow form is red-orange.
Wing Span: 2 3/4 - 4 inches (7 - 10.2 cm).
Life History: Swift, high fliers. Females lay single eggs on leaves and flowers of host plants; caterpillars prefer to feed on the flowers. Development is continous in the wet season.
Flight: Two-three flights in Florida, one in northern range from mid-late summer.
Caterpillar Hosts: Cassia species in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from many different flowers.
Habitat: Open lowland sites such as gardens, forest edges, parks, road edges.
Range: Resident from Brazil north to peninsular Florida and the Keys. Irregular wanderer to south Texas; extremely rare vagrant in Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Connecticut.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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December 11, 2012 | Sandy White | Lee County, Florida, United States | May 09, 2013 | Details |
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May 01, 2013 | Englishman | Hernando County, Florida, United States | May 09, 2013 | Details |
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November 24, 2011 | LLJohnson | Dominican Republic | April 18, 2013 | Details |
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November 24, 2011 | LLJohnson | Dominican Republic | April 18, 2013 | Details |
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October 11, 2012 | Ltappan | Texas, Travis County, United States | March 27, 2013 | Details |
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December 07, 2012 | markgraham | St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States | March 13, 2013 | Details |
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January 29, 2013 | PDunwiddie | Lee County, Florida, United States | March 09, 2013 | Details |
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September 26, 2008 | Shirley Wilkerson | Texas, United States, Washington County | March 07, 2013 | Details |
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January 12, 2013 | Wallwiz | Seminole County, Florida, United States | February 11, 2013 | Details |
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November 25, 2012 | JAKeverline | Texas, United States, Williamson County | January 04, 2013 | Details |
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August 17, 1968 | stomlins701 | Texas, United States, Webb County | December 26, 2012 | Details |
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December 25, 1971 | stomlins701 | Bexar County, Texas, United States | December 26, 2012 | Details |
| August 22, 1990 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 27, 1983 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 18, 1983 | legacy.reporter (Ken Hansen) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 29, 1990 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Mohave County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 25, 1990 | legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever) | Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 10, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindberg) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 20, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Priscilla & Hank Brodkin) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 24, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Robert Behrstock) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| November 18, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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August 22, 2012 | jkbckayaker | Polk County, Florida, United States | November 07, 2012 | Details |
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August 05, 2012 | anislandmom | Brevard County, Florida, United States | August 20, 2012 | Details |
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June 28, 2012 | scfl47 | Indian River County, Florida, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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July 16, 2011 | SherryPopham | Monroe County, Florida, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
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August 08, 2009 | Trinity Cove | Chambers County, Texas, United States | July 01, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | jbeau47 | Florida, United States | April 27, 2012 | Details |
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March 31, 2012 | mellielong | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | April 27, 2012 | Details |
| August 07, 1994 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 31, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Pete Spino) | San Diego County, California, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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December 21, 2008 | Larry522 | Broward County, Florida, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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May 05, 2011 | pam | Manatee County, Florida, United States | May 30, 2011 | Details |
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July 29, 2008 | naomiblinick | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | May 03, 2011 | Details |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Watauga County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 31, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Pete Spino) | San Diego County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 13, 2008 | stevecary (Dave Ferguson) | Valencia County, New Mexico, United States | February 19, 2011 | Details | |
| November 04, 2006 | stevecary | Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States | February 05, 2011 | Details | |
| August 07, 1994 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 21, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Derb Carter) | New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States | August 03, 2010 | Details | |
| October 19, 2006 | Gary Jue (Gary Jue) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | June 04, 2009 | Details | |
| June 16, 2005 | Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith) | Harris County, Texas, United States | May 18, 2009 | Details | |
| August 31, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Selman, Sue) | Harper County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| November 02, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Schwinn, Sandy) | Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States | April 03, 2009 | Details | |
| September 24, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Robert A. Behrstock) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marcus Lindbergh) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| November 18, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| September 20, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Priscilla & Hank Brodkin) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| December 06, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Steve Alexander) | Orange County, California, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 24, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Brian Banker) | San Diego County, California, United States | January 07, 2008 | Details | |
| October 14, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details |
