| 词条 | Phoebis sennae |
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| name = Cloudless sulphur | image = Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae sennae) male underside.JPG | image_caption = Male P. s. sennae, Tobago | image2 = Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae sennae) female underside.jpg | image2_caption = Female P. s. sennae, Tobago | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Lepidoptera | familia = Pieridae | genus = Phoebis | species = P. sennae | binomial = Phoebis sennae | binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = Three, see text | synonyms = Papilio sennae }} Phoebis sennae, the cloudless sulphur or cloudless giant sulphur, is a mid-sized butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the New World. There are several similar species such as the yellow angled-sulphur (Anteos maerula), which has angled wings, statira sulphur (Aphrissa statira), and other sulphurs, which are much smaller. DistributionTheir range is wide, from South America to southern Canada, in particular southwestern Ontario.[1] They are most common from Argentina to southern Texas, Georgia, and Florida, but are often visitors outside this range becoming more rare further north. HabitatThe common habitats of this butterfly are open spaces, gardens, glades, seashores, and watercourses. DietThe adult butterfly feeds on nectar from many different flowers with long tubes including cordia, bougainvillea, cardinal flower, hibiscus, lantana, and wild morning glory. The larvae also feed on sennas and partridge peas.[2] Senna hebecarpa (American senna) is a larval host and nectar source for the cloudless giant sulphur butterfly in the Eastern United States.[3]Life cycleThe breeding season is dependent on the climate of the area, from midsummer to fall in the cooler areas, to year-round where the climate is warmer. EggThe cloudless sulphur starts off as a pitcher-shaped white egg. Eventually it will turn to a pale orange. The egg stage lasts six days. CaterpillarOnce the egg hatches, a caterpillar emerges that is yellow to greenish, striped on sides, with black dots in rows across the back. The caterpillar will build a tent in a host plant where it hides in the day. The host plant may be partridge pea (Chamaecrista cinerea), sennas (Senna),[4] clovers (Trifolium), or other legumes (Fabaceae). The caterpillar will usually grow to a length between {{convert|41|and|45|mm|in|abbr=on}}. ChrysalisThe caterpillar will form a chrysalis that is pointed at both ends and humped in the middle. The chrysalis will be either yellow or green with pink or green stripes. From the chrysalis comes a medium-sized butterfly ({{convert|55|-|70|mm|abbr=on}}) with fairly elongated but not angled wings. AdultThe male butterfly is clear yellow above and yellow or mottled with reddish brown below and the female is lemon yellow to golden or white on both surfaces, with varying amounts of black spotting along the margin and a black open square or star on the bottom forewing. Wingspan: {{convert|63|-|78|mm|in|abbr=on}}. SubspeciesListed alphabetically:[5]
References1. ^1 Cloudless Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada 2. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/943772335|title=Butterflies of central florida : a guide to common and notable species.|last=C.|first=Minno, Marc|date=2010|publisher=Quick Reference Pub Inc|isbn=0982885601|location=[Place of publication not identified]|oclc=943772335}} 3. ^Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network: Senna hebecarpa 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasbutterflies.com/Butterflies/html/sennae.html|title=Phoebis sennae|last=Clark|first=Dale|publisher=Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society|accessdate=2008-07-21}} 5. ^Phoebis sennae, funet.fi External links{{wikispecies}}{{commonscat}}
13 : Coliadinae|Butterflies of North America|Butterflies of Central America|Butterflies of the Caribbean|Pieridae of South America|Butterflies of Cuba|Butterflies of Jamaica|Butterflies of Mexico|Butterflies of the United States|Lepidoptera of Brazil|Fauna of the Amazon|Butterflies described in 1758|Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus |
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