-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

-Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira)

Phoebis statira, the Statira Sulphur, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. Adults are avid nectar feeders, visiting flowers like lantana, hibiscus, and bougainvillea. They also partake in mud-puddling to extract salts and minerals from moist soil.