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title: "Large Orange Sulphur"
description: "Phoebis agarithe — Owady i pająki. Phoebis agarithe, the large orange sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/large-orange-sulphur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Large Orange Sulphur

> Phoebis agarithe — Owady i pająki. Phoebis agarithe, the large orange sulphur, is a butterfly in the  family Pieridae.

- Scientific name: *Phoebis agarithe*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody), `farm` (Gospodarstwo)
- iNaturalist observations: 13853
- Wikidata: [Q2426900](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2426900)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67653](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67653)

## Names

- en: Large Orange Sulphur
- es: Mariposa azufre gigante
- fr: Piéride orangée

## Countries with the most observations

US (7419), MX (4620), CU (43), PR (42), PA (34), CO (32), CR (25), NI (24), DO (21), JM (17), BZ (13), BS (12)

## Summary

Phoebis agarithe, the large orange sulphur, is a butterfly in the  family Pieridae. It is found from Peru north to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Rare strays can be found up to Colorado, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. The species has also been introduced in Hawaii. The habitat consists of open, tropical lowlands including gardens, pastures, road edges, trails and parks.
The wingspan is 57–86 mm (2.2–3.4 in).  Adults are on wing from August to September in southern Texas and all year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar, favoring lantana, shepherd's needle, bougainvillea, rose periwinkle…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebis_agarithe

## Photo

![Large Orange Sulphur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-orange-sulphur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280387795

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/large-orange-sulphur?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).