Phoebis philea
Phoebis philea
Orange Barred Sulpher.
This is an ex pupae pair from Costa Rica.
This is an ex pupae pair from Costa Rica.
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Always striking and beautiful !
Have seen this in the wild in Florida (several times) when I have visited there but, they are impossible to catch outside of when they are pollinating. I have two males and the other pale (white) version of the female.
Will have to post my pictures here later...
Splendid species.
Have seen this in the wild in Florida (several times) when I have visited there but, they are impossible to catch outside of when they are pollinating. I have two males and the other pale (white) version of the female.
Will have to post my pictures here later...
Splendid species.
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Yes a very striking & beautiful species.
I have also seen it in Florida nectaring on Bottlebrush at the Kennedy Space Centre. Very wary & difficult to approach as you say.
Look forward to seeing your pale female form.
I have also seen it in Florida nectaring on Bottlebrush at the Kennedy Space Centre. Very wary & difficult to approach as you say.
Look forward to seeing your pale female form.
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Here is a fine large example from Lehigh, Florida.
It was one of eight specimens caught by a good friend
on June.07.2000. He stayed a couple weeks there so
he spread them all whilst fresh. Four of the eight were
fresh hatches and the others were still descent condition.
He remarked that he stumbled across a flowering tree
on the edge of the everglades. Probably, the only one for
quite a distance so this was "the spot" for everything to
nectar at !
He also said they were FAST and AGILE and still managed
to miss 3 others. One (chance) swing at each was all he got.
I secured this one through him via a sturdy trade.
It was one of eight specimens caught by a good friend
on June.07.2000. He stayed a couple weeks there so
he spread them all whilst fresh. Four of the eight were
fresh hatches and the others were still descent condition.
He remarked that he stumbled across a flowering tree
on the edge of the everglades. Probably, the only one for
quite a distance so this was "the spot" for everything to
nectar at !
He also said they were FAST and AGILE and still managed
to miss 3 others. One (chance) swing at each was all he got.
I secured this one through him via a sturdy trade.
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The other 2 specimens which I own are this pair
(also from Florida). There are two color forms
present in the females and the one pictured here
is the lesser seen/encountered form.
Just a "cracking" good species....
(also from Florida). There are two color forms
present in the females and the one pictured here
is the lesser seen/encountered form.
Just a "cracking" good species....
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Those are really beautiful specimens. The first male & the paler female are especially nice. Great they are fresh & wild caught too. Your friend is very generous & obviously a skilled collector & curator.
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About 15 years ago I was lucky enough to stumble across a colony of these near downtown Houston, TX. There was a large hedge of Senna in bloom. The males would patrol the top of the hedge in search of females, which often stopped to nectar on the flowers. After awhile I was able to predict the flight patterns of both sexes and was able to collect about a dozen specimens. Unfortunately, a hurricane destroyed the hedge the following year.
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Great story. Do you have any pictures of the ones you collected? Would love to see them.if you have.
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Wonderful drawer 58Chevy !
Dave, you can readily see the stark difference between the two color forms of P. philea females in this drawer.
Dave, you can readily see the stark difference between the two color forms of P. philea females in this drawer.
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That is a wonderful drawer & I can certainly see the variation. Thanks for sharing.
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