Phoebis sennae marcellina - Cloudless Sulphur
A male Cloudless Sulphur in my garden in Long Beach, CA. January 31, 2009.
Phoebis sennae marcellina - Cloudless Sulphur
A female Cloudless Sulphur ovipositing on a Cassia tree I planted for this purpose in my garden. October 21, 2006.
Phoebis sennae marcellina - Cloudless Sulphur
Male Cloudless Sulphur at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Arizona, September 25, 2007.
Phoebis sennae marcellina - Cloudless Sulphur
Egg of a Cloudless Sulphur on Cassia tree in my backyard. October 3, 2008.
Phoebis sennae marcellina - Cloudless Sulphur larva
First instar larva in my garden. I don't think it lasted long thanks to the ants. September 27, 2008.
Phoebis sennae marcellina - Cloudless Sulphur larva
This one is farther along, though still pretty small. I kept a new plant in its pot and put that in a water basin "moat" to keep the ants out, and this one is doing well. November 26, 2008.
Phoebis sennae marcellina - Cloudless Sulphur larva
Now that this little tree is more mature, the Cloudless Sulphur caterpillars have had a better chance of outlasting the ants, as this one has. October 22, 2009.