Summary
Phoebis, or sulphurs, is a genus of butterflies, belonging to the subfamily Coliadinae of the "whites" or family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas.
Selected species
sulphur, common yellow (southern North America to South America) Moved: - Phoebis agarithe (Boisduval, [1836]) – large orange sulphur (southern US to Peru) - Phoebis argante (Fabricius, 1775) – apricot sulphur, Argante giant sulphur (Mexico to Peru and Brazil, Caribbean) - Phoebis avellaneda (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – red-splashed sulphur (Cuba) - Phoebis bourkei (Dixey, 1933) – (Ecuador) - Phoebis editha (Butler, 1870) – Edith's sulphur (Haiti) - Phoebis neocypris (Hübner, [1823]) – tailed sulphur (Mexico to Peru, Brazil) - Phoebis philea (Linnaeus, 1763) – orange-barred sulphur, yellow apricot (Mexico to Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Hispaniola) - Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus, 1758) – cloudless - Phoebis orbis moved to Aphrissa orbis (Poey, 1832) – orbed sulphur