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Is yellow butterfly a sulphur?

bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw

10 years ago

This has been hovering around the Turk's cap this week. Bright yellow in direct sunlight. It it some kind of Sulphur? Didn't seem to like having its picture taken. TIA

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runmede
10 years ago
Cloudless Sulphur

Here is a link that might be useful: Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
MissSherry
10 years ago
It's a female cloudless sulphur - 'pretty picture!

Sherry
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surya55_gw
10 years ago
Looks somewhat like a clouded to me....
surya55_gw
10 years ago
Goodness I thought I was learning - now I don't think I'll ever be able to tell the difference in the dozens of shots I took...it's complicated...
bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for the identification and link!
Leafhead
10 years ago
Plant Cassia, its favorite host plant
bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
Original Author
10 years ago
Plant Cassia, its favorite host plant

Glad to see our Lindheimer's Senna (Cassia lindheimeri) will do according to the following link..... assuming it will survive in our north Texas blackland prairie ecoregion.

Here is a link that might be useful: Native Host Plants For Central Texas Butterflies
Leafhead
10 years ago
From what I understand, Pigeon Pea Cassia hosts just as well, and survives cold temps as a reseeding annual.
Good luck c your Lindheimer's Cassia and keep us posted.

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