Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1261327

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae

Observation date: July 18, 2020
Submitted by: Nancy Hamlett
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Flying around and landing in a large Coffeeberry (Frangula californica) southeast of pHake Lake at the Claremont Colleges' Bernard Field Station.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 18, 2020
Coordinator notes: You may be surprised to learn Cloudless Sulphurs can have orange females. I once did not know that, but I kept a number of them in my collection to document that. Not to be confused with the Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) which is in your area as well.-Ken Davenport
Partner project: Los Angeles Butterfly Survey