Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Large Orange Sulphur

Phoebis agarithe

Spanish: Azufre anaranjada grande

Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Phoebis agarithe, the orange giant sulphur or 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.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Pieridae
Local records9 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records13,220 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2019 – 2025
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/phoebis-agarithe/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.