-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

-Yellows and Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

-Genus Phoebis

-Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

This is a large butterfly; its wingspan can reach up to 4 inches. Both male and female butterflies are yellow above with an orange bar covering at least a third of the hindwing. Males also have an orange bar on the front wing. Females additionally have some faint black, submarginal and marginal spots. The underside of both sexes is orange with a variety of spots. Usually spotted in open woodlands and garden areas.