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Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Description:

"upperside of male wings lemon yellow or pale greenish-yellow with no markings; female forewing with small dark spot, usually a narrow blackish outer margin, and a few vague dark dots near tip. Underside of hindwing with two silver black-rimmed spots in both sexes. 55-80 mm wingspan" - BugGuide

Habitat:

Bougainvillea in the backyard. "Their range is wide, from South America to southern Canada, in particular southwestern Ontario. They are most common from Argentina to southern Texas and Florida, but are often visitors outside this range becoming more rare further north." - Wikipedia


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Escondido, California, USA

Lat: 33.14, Long: -117.05

Spotted on Aug 2, 2012
Submitted on Aug 2, 2012

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