Orange Barred Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis philea) on blue flowers in a garden. Phoebis (or Sulphurs) is a genus of butterflies, belonging to the Coliadinae subfamily of the Whites or Pieridae. They are native to the Americas. (neotropical) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Endopterygota Order: Lepidoptera (unranked): Rhopalocera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Pieridae Subfamily: Coliadinae Tribe: Coliadini Genus: Phoebis Species: P. philea
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