Attributes of Phoebis sennae
Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Identification: Upper surface of male is lemon yellow with no markings. Female is yellow or white; outer edges of both wings with irregular black borders; upper forewing with dark spot in cell. Lower surface of hindwing of both sexes with 2 pink-edged silver spots.
Wing Span: 2 1/4 - 3 1/8 inches (5.7 - 8 cm).
Life History: Males patrol with rapid flight, searching for receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on young leaves or flower buds of host plants; caterpillars eat leaves and rest on underside of leaf petioles.
Flight: Many flights year around in the Deep South; may have one flight in late summer in other southern states; immigrants to northern states in August or September usually do not reproduce.
Caterpillar Hosts: Cassia species in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from many different flowers with long tubes including cordia, bougainvilla, cardinal flower, hibiscus, lantana, and wild morning glory.
Habitat: Disturbed open areas including parks, yards, gardens, beaches, road edges, abandoned fields, scrub.
Range: Permanent resident from Argentina north to southern Texas and the Deep South. Regular visitor and occasional colonist in most of the eastern United States and the Southwest.
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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April 20, 2013 | Terry W. Johnson | Monroe County, Georgia, United States | May 13, 2013 | Details |
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September 14, 2012 | KristyBaker | Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States | May 11, 2013 | Details |
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May 01, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 01, 2013 | Details |
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April 15, 2013 | Doug Bruce | Hardin County, Tennessee, United States | April 23, 2013 | Details |
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November 24, 2011 | LLJohnson | Dominican Republic | April 19, 2013 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | LLJohnson | Dominican Republic | April 19, 2013 | Details |
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May 13, 2012 | LLJohnson | Dominican Republic | April 19, 2013 | Details |
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January 21, 2013 | Naseem Reza | Brevard County, Florida, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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April 12, 2013 | Kimberly Mrozinski | Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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April 16, 2013 | Doug Bruce | Houston County, Tennessee, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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April 16, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | April 16, 2013 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | catharinejo | Jackson County, Kansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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August 22, 2012 | Jim Klingler | Nemaha County, Kansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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March 30, 2013 | DanielLichtblau | Los Angeles County, California, United States | March 31, 2013 | Details |
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October 24, 2012 | Kburress | Texas, Travis County, United States | March 27, 2013 | Details |
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June 29, 2012 | jeffmci9 | Texas, Travis County, United States | March 19, 2013 | Details |
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November 05, 2012 | M Mimura | Aransas County, Texas, United States | March 17, 2013 | Details |
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July 25, 1971 | stomlins701 | Bexar County, Texas, United States | March 14, 2013 | Details |
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November 01, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | March 14, 2013 | Details |
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February 13, 2013 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | March 09, 2013 | Details |
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January 14, 2013 | naturecoastnaturalist | Levy County, Florida, United States | February 11, 2013 | Details |
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January 25, 2013 | jwunder3 | Orange County, Florida, United States | February 11, 2013 | Details |
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October 20, 2012 | Ken Cheeks | Richmond County, Georgia, United States | January 30, 2013 | Details |
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November 02, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 29, 2013 | Details |
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November 08, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 29, 2013 | Details |
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October 30, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 28, 2013 | Details |
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October 15, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 15, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 16, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 21, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 27, 2013 | Details |
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October 15, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 25, 2013 | Details |
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October 10, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 06, 2013 | Details |
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December 01, 2012 | Russell Weir | Texas, San Patricio County, United States | January 04, 2013 | Details |
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October 03, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | January 03, 2013 | Details |
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November 30, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | December 30, 2012 | Details |
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December 02, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | December 30, 2012 | Details |
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November 15, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | December 27, 2012 | Details |
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November 20, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | December 25, 2012 | Details |
| August 11, 1983 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Nye County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| November 03, 1984 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 22, 1984 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 22, 1984 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 03, 1984 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 13, 1984 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 13, 1984 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 08, 1987 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 26, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 27, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 04, 1992 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 16, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Patrick J. Savage) | Nye County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details |
