These are the largest Pierids in the Neotropics. They undergo vast migrations and congregate around urine puddles or rotting fish on river banks . This behaviour is more marked in males, females tend to fly to flowers.

Phoebis argante

Phoebis philea

Some races have more or less orange patches on the f.w. disc or h.w margin

Phoebis neocypris (rurina)

The females are polymorphic ,some have a red band to the distal edge of the hindwing underside, whilst others are totally white with narrow black margins and a black cell spot on the f.w.r. The verso surface has a leaf like pattern