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The Orbed Sulphur (''Aphrissa orbis'') is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is native to Hispaniola and Cuba but is a very rare stray to Florida. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests above 500 meters.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America )〕 The wingspan is . The upper surface of the male forewings is pale lemon yellow with a large orange patch on the basal third. The female upper surface is deep ochre, the underside of the hindwing with a large brown patch. There are multiple generations per year on Cuba and Hispaniola. They feed on flower nectar of various flowers, including ''Ageratum conyzoides'', ''Antigonon leptotus'' and ''Hibiscus'' species.〔 The larvae feed on ''Poinciana pulcherrima''.〔 ==Subspecies== The following subspecies are recognised:〔 *''Aphrissa orbis orbis'' (Cuba) *''Aphrissa orbis browni'' (Munroe, 1947) (Haiti) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aphrissa orbis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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