Anteos maerula explained

Anteos maerula, the angled sulphur or yellow angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Peru to Mexico. Rarely, migrants can be found up to eastern Nebraska, south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico, southern Texas, Mississippi and Florida.^[1]

The wingspan is 82–117 mm.

The larvae feed on Cassia species, including Cassia emarginata.

References

• F. Martin Brown and Bernard Heineman, Jamaica and its Butterflies (E. W. Classey, London 1972), Plate VII

Notes and References

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Anteos-maerula Butterflies and Moths of North America collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera