Missouri Animals Cloudless Sulfur   (Phoebis sennae) Arthropoda: Insects: Butterflies and Moths Native North American arthropod Habitat: savanna, woodland, forest Diet: pea plants such as partridge pea (larvae) ID Features: yellow butterfly commonly seen on a variety of flowers Natural History: Sulfur butterflies are migratory because it cannot survive the winters of the midwest. It produces two or more generations of butterflies in a single summer. The adults visit a variety of flower types and are often seen in wetland areas. It often visits tubular flowers such as four-o'clocks and trumpet vine.

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