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family pieridae

  1. Large Orange Sulphur

    Large Orange Sulphur

    Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe: Pieridae) female nectaring Bougianvillea. Wingspan 5.7-7.0 cm (2.25-2.75 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brownsville cameron county family pieridae large orange sulphur phoebis agarithe sabal palm sanctuary texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  2. Cloudless Sulphur, Female

    Cloudless Sulphur, Female

    Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae:Pieridae) nectaring tievine. Wingspan 6.7-8.0 cm 2.6-3.1 in).) female. An old fish hatchery with 28 abandoned hatchery ponds.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cloudless sulphur family pieridae harris county houston phoebis sennae sheldon lake state park texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  3. Little Sulphur

    Little Sulphur

    Little Sulphur (Eurema lisa: Pieridae) also known as Little Yellow. The wingspan of this small butterfly is 3.2-3.8 cm (1.25-1.5 in). Photographed nectaring shrubby blue sage.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • eurema lisa falcon heights falcon state park family pieridae little sulphur little yellow starr county texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Tailed Orange

    Tailed Orange

    Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia: Pieridae) Wingspan 3.4-4.4 cm (1.25-1.75 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • edinburg edinburg scenic wetlands eurema proterpia family pieridae hidalgo county tailed orange texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  5. Large Orange

    Large Orange

    Large Orange (Phoebis agarithe: Pieridae) Wingspan 5.8-7.6 cm (2.3-3.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • family pieridae hidalgo county large orange mission national butterfly center phoebis agarithe texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  6. Great Southern White, Female

    Great Southern White, Female

    Great Southern White (Ascia monuste: Pieridae) female. Wingspan 6.3-8.6 cm (2.5-3.4 in). Nectaring Viscid Mallow.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ascia monuste brownsville cameron county family pieridae great southern white resaca de la palma state park texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  7. Sleepy Orange

    Sleepy Orange

    Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe: Pieridae) Wingspan 3.5-5.1 cm (1.4-2.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park eurema nicippe family pieridae sleepy orange texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  8. Checkered Whites

    Checkered Whites

    Checkered Whites (Pontia protodice: Pieridae) Wingspan: 3.2-5.1 cm (1.25-2.0 in). Photographed in a stand of bastard cabbage (Rapistrum rugosum).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • checkered white family pieridae mumford mumford benchley road pontia protodice robertson county texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  9. Cloudless Sulphur, Male

    Cloudless Sulphur, Male

    Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae: Pieridae) male. Wingspan 5.7-7.6 cm (2.25-3.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county cloudless sulphur college station family pieridae lick creek park phoebis sennae texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  10. Checkered Whites

    Checkered Whites

    Checkered Whites (Pontia protodice: Pieridae) male (behind) female (in front) Wingspan: 3.2-5.1 cm (1.25-2.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bell county checkered white family pieridae lions park pontia protodice temple texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  11. Orange Sulphur

    Orange Sulphur

    Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme: Pieridae). Wingspan: 3.8-6.4 cm (1.5-2.5 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan colias eurytheme family pieridae midtown lake orange sulphur texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  12. Cloudless Sulphurs (female L, male R)

    Cloudless Sulphurs (female L, male R)

    Cloudless Sulphurs (Phoebis sennae: Pieridae) Wingspan 5.7-7.6 cm ( 2.25-3.0 in) and Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii: Malvaceae)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county cloudless sulphur college station family pieridae lick creek park phoebis sennae texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  13. Great Southern White (female)

    Great Southern White (female)

    Great Southern White (Ascia monuste: Pieridae) female. Wingspan 4.4-5.7 cm (1.75-2.25 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ascia monuste cameron county family pieridae great southern white south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. Dainty Sulphur

    Dainty Sulphur

    Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole: Pieridae) Wingspan 1.9-2.9 cm (0.75-1.1 in). The smallest North American member of the Pieridae family. Nectaring Bidens pilosa: Asteraceae.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • cameron county dainty sulphur family pieridae nathalis iole port isabel texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  15. White-angled Sulphur

    White-angled Sulphur

    White-angled Sulphur (Anteos clorinde: Pieridae) Wingspan 7.0-9.0 cm (2.8-3.5 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anteos clorinde costa rica curi-cancha reserve family pieridae puntarenas province santa elena white-angled sulphur
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  16. Pale Yellow

    Pale Yellow

    Pale Yellow (Pyrisitia venusta venusta: Pieridae) Wingspan 3.6-4.0 cm (1.4-1.6 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • canopy camp darien province family pieridae pale yellow panama pyrisitia venusta venusta tierra nueva
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. Orange Sulphur

    Orange Sulphur

    Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme: Pieridae) Wingspan 3.8-6.4 cm (1.5-2.5 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park colias eurytheme family pieridae orange sulphur texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  18. Cloudless Sulphur

    Cloudless Sulphur

    Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae:Pieridae) nectaring Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummonii: Malvaceae). Wingspan 6.7-8.0 cm (2.6-3.1 in). This defiant sulphur appears to have a bird skull tattoo (lol).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county cloudless sulphur family pieridae phoebis sennae texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  19. Orange Sulphur (male)

    Orange Sulphur (male)

    Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme: Pieridae) male nectaring eastern annual saltmarsh aster (Symphyotrichum subulatum: Asteraceae). Wingspan 3.8-6.4 cm (1.5-2.5 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county belton colias eurytheme family pieridae orange sulphur rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  20. Little Sulphur

    Little Sulphur

    Little Sulphur (Eurema lisa: Pieridae) Wingspan: 3.2-3.8 cm (1.25-1.75 in). Nectaring False Daisy (Eclipta prostrata: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county eurema lisa family pieridae lions park little sulphur temple texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  21. Lyside Sylphur

    Lyside Sylphur

    Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside: Pieridae) Wingspan 3.8-6.0 cm (1.5-2.4 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • family pieridae hidalgo county kricogonia lyside lyside sulphur mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  22. Little Sulphur

    Little Sulphur

    Little Sulphur (Eurema lisa: Pieridae) also known as Little Yellow. Wingspan 3.2-3.8 cm (1.25-1.50 in). Nectaring Frogfruit.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • alamos eurema lisa family pieridae hidalgo county little sulphur little yellow pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  23. Great Southern White (male)

    Great Southern White (male)

    Great Southern White (Ascia monuste: Pieridae) male. Wingspan 4.4-6.4 cm (1.75-2.50 in). Nectaring Lantana.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • ascia monuste cameron county family pieridae great southern white south padre island south padre island birding and nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
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