Large Orange Sulphur

Natural history and identification

Adults take flower nectar. The University of Florida account lists several leguminous trees, including Pithecellobium and Lysiloma, as larval hosts in Florida. This separates the adult's nectar resources from the caterpillar's food plants. Those host records do not by themselves identify the plants used for breeding on Kauaʻi.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is Matsunaga et al. 2019 alien arthropod update.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Phoebis agarithe

Common names

Large Orange Sulphur

Family

Pieridae

Order

Lepidoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) belongs to Pieridae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• Matsunaga et al. 2019 alien arthropod update
• Natural history and identification — species source