Anteos clorinde
Common name: White Angled Sulphur
Feeds on these plants:
Abutilon megapotamicum ‘Lemon’
Abutilon pictum ‘Thompsonii Yellow’
Abutilon x hybridum ‘Savitzii’
Abutilon x hybridum ‘Tangerine’
Abutilon x hybridum ‘White Parasol’
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Bougainvillea buttiana
(sold as Barbara Karst)
Bougainvillea buttiana
(sold as Raspberry Ice)
Bougainvillea
(sold as James Walker)
Bougainvillea
(sold as Moncliff)
Bougainvillea
(sold as Patio Tree)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)
Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)
Ancyloxypha numitor, the Least Skipper, can be found in numerous US states in all regions of the country.
Favorite nectar plants: Asclepias, Bidens, Cirsium, Erigeron, Liatris, Pelargonium, and Vernonia.
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Mimosa
Phaseolus
Pithecellobium
Senna spectabilis
PD image
Zoological Illustrations Volume II Series 2
CC0 image courtesy of
Alan Schmierer
CC 3.0 image courtesy of
Thomas Bresson
