Phoebis neocypris (Hübner, 1823) is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Phoebis neocypris (Hübner, 1823) (Phoebis neocypris (Hübner, 1823))
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Phoebis neocypris (Hübner, 1823)

Phoebis neocypris (Hübner, 1823)

Phoebis neocypris, the tailed sulphur, is a Pieridae butterfly native to the Americas, with larvae feeding on Cassia fresh leaves.

Family
Genus
Phoebis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phoebis neocypris (Hübner, 1823)

Phoebis neocypris, commonly known as the tailed sulphur, is a butterfly species that belongs to the Pieridae family. This species is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. A single record exists of a stray individual of this species being found in southern Texas. The larvae of Phoebis neocypris feed on the fresh leaves of plants from the genus Cassia.

Photo: (c) Magali Vázquez Cárcamo, all rights reserved, uploaded by Magali Vázquez Cárcamo

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Phoebis

More from Pieridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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