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Species

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Family:

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Size

Large

Host Plants

• Wild Tamarind

Where Found

Habitat

• Woodlands, hammocks, forest margins, and adjacent open areas
• Open habitats, disturbed sites, coastal areas
• Gardens, parks, neighborhoods

This species has been reported in these Florida counties:

• BREVARD
• BROWARD
• CHARLOTTE
• COLLIER
• DE SOTO
• GLADES
• HENDRY
• HIGHLANDS
• HILLSBOROUGH
• INDIAN RIVER
• LEE
• MANATEE
• MIAMI-DADE
• MONROE
• OKEECHOBEE
• OSCEOLA
• PALM BEACH
• PINELLAS
• POLK
• SAINT LUCIE
• SARASOTA

Flight Period

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Description

A brightly colored, fast-flying butterfly, the Large Orange Sulphur is common across the southern peninsula. It can be readily encountered in coastal scrub, subtropical hammock margins, parks, gardens and other sunny, open areas. Adults visit a wide variety of flowers including long, tubular or funnel-shaped blossoms. | Photo by Ryan Fessenden