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Phoebis sennae marcellina (Cramer, 1777)

Galapagos sulphur butterfly

Phoebis sennae marcellina (Galapagos Sulphur Butterfly), ICCDRS pin collection. Photo: Frank Bungartz, CDF, 2009.
Phoebis sennae marcellina (Galapagos Sulphur Butterfly), ICCDRS pin collection. Photo: Frank Bungartz, CDF, 2009.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Papilionoidea

Family
Pieridae

Genus
Phoebis

Species
sennae

Subspecies
marcellina

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Baltra, Daphne, Edén, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Santiago, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz (Roque, 2004, 2006).

References

  • Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
  • Roque-Albelo, L. (2004) The butterflies (Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea) of the Galapagos islands, ecuador: distribution, hostplants and biology. Journal of the Lepidopterist Society
  • Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
  • Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Phoebis sennae marcellina", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7295. Accessed 4 April 2026.