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.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jan 02, 2019
Submitted by: MaynorOvando
Region: Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Sep 05, 2019
Observation date: Sep 04, 2019
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
Observation date: Sep 04, 2019
Submitted by: therapypetz
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: therapypetz
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 18, 2016
Submitted by: TCollins
Region: Texas, Kerr County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 15, 2019
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: Ajimenez529
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Copperfish16
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: swpstamp
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: swpstamp
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: swpstamp
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: GinaT
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 30, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: Cardinal52
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 21, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: GinaT
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: May 19, 2019
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 19, 2019
Observation date: May 15, 2019
Submitted by: wierz11
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 15, 2019
Observation date: May 11, 2019
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 11, 2019
Observation date: May 03, 2019
Submitted by: therapypetz
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 03, 2019
Observation date: May 02, 2019
Submitted by: therapypetz
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 02, 2019
Observation date: Apr 24, 2019
Submitted by: therapypetz
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 27, 2019
Observation date: Apr 24, 2019
Submitted by: therapypetz
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 27, 2019
Observation date: Apr 23, 2019
Submitted by: therapypetz
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 27, 2019
Observation date: Apr 19, 2019
Submitted by: lindalad
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 19, 2019
Observation date: Jan 18, 2019
Submitted by: Diane R Halpin
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 13, 2019
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