Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Spanish: Mariposa azufre

Phoebis sennae, the cloudless sulphur or cloudless giant sulphur, is a mid-sized butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the New World. There are several similar species such as the yellow angled-sulphur (Anteos maerula), which has angled wings, statira sulphur (Aphrissa statira), and other sulphurs, which are much smaller.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Pieridae

Local records36 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records49,693 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-06-27 — observation by javiperezsoza
2026-01-21 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-09 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-09 — observation by zihuadean
2025-07-16 — observation by vicente47506
2025-02-03 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/phoebis-sennae/, 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.