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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo

SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA

Large Orange Sulphur

Phoebis agarithe

Phoebis agarithe, the large orange sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The habitat consists of open, tropical lowlands including gardens, pastures, road edges, trails and parks. They feed on flower nectar, favoring lantana, shepherd's needle, bougainvillea, rose periwinkle, Turk's cap and hibiscus.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebis_agarithe which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

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