Cloudless Sulphur
The cloudless sulphur (or Phoebis sennae) is a butterfly found in temperate open areas – grasslands, parks, gardens, watercourses and seashores – of North, Central and South America.
It has yellow wings with brown and/or black spots and borders. Caterpillars of the cloudless sulphur are bright yellow or green with a yellow stripe and blue spots along each side. The chrysalises are either yellow or green with pink or green stripes.
Females tend to be less vibrant than males and have yellow spots along the dark wing borders. The cloudless sulphur has a wingspan of 5.5cm to 7.8cm.
Phoebis sennae
Exhibit needs
- Exhibit types
- Walkthrough
- Terrain
- None
- Temperature
- 21–28 °C (variance 5 °C below, 5 °C above)
- Humidity
- 50–84% (variance 5 below, 5 above)
- Food
- Fruit and vegetables
- Litter
- 1–1
- Overpopulation at
- 8 (extreme 10)
- Colony up to
- 15
- Breeds in
- Summer
Overview
- Scientific name
- Phoebis sennae
- Class
- Insecta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Enclosure
- Large exhibit
- Temperature
- 21 °C – 28 °C
- Humidity
- 50% – 84%
- Lifespan
- 0.75 yr – 1.5 yr
- Content
- Base game