Aphrissa

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Aphrissa
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Aphrissa statira statira
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Coliadini
Genus:Aphrissa
Butler, 1873
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Aphrissa is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae found in Central and South America.

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Butterfly A group of insects in the order Lepidoptera

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers, and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies. Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, which was about 56 million years ago.

Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

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Species

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<i>Aphrissa boisduvalii</i> Species of butterfly

Aphrissa boisduvalii, the Boisduval's sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Guatemala to Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia.

<i>Aphrissa fluminensis</i> Species of butterfly

Aphrissa fluminensis, the Rio de Janeiro sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Brazil, and Peru.

<i>Aphrissa orbis</i> Species of butterfly

Aphrissa orbis, the orbed sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Hispaniola and Cuba but is a very rare stray to Florida. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests above 500 meters.

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<i>Phoebis sennae</i> species of insect

Phoebis sennae, the cloudless sulphur or cloudless giant sulphur, is a mid-sized butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the New World. There are several similar species such as the yellow angled-sulphur, which has angled wings, statira sulphur, and other sulphurs, which are much smaller.

<i>Eurema</i> Butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Eurema is a widespread genus of grass yellow butterflies in the family Pieridae.

<i>Arawacus</i> genus of insects

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<i>Phoebis</i> Butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Phoebis, or sulphurs, is a genus of butterflies, belonging to the subfamily Coliadinae of the "whites" or family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas.

<i>Kricogonia lyside</i> species of insect

Kricogonia lyside, the lyside sulphur or guayacan sulphur, is a North American, Caribbean, and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae.

<i>Aphrissa statira</i> species of butterfly

Aphrissa statira, the statira sulphur, is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Pieridae. The species is a medium-sized yellow butterfly, with females more pale than males. They are found from southern regions of Florida and Texas through southern Brazil and northern Argentina. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of several local host plants, while adults prefer to feed on the nectar of red or orange colored flowers. The species is most noted for their dramatic migrations in the tropical areas of the Americas. They have been the subject of many studies about how butterflies navigate and orient during migration.

<i>Eurema daira</i> species of insect

Eurema daira, the fairy yellow, barred yellow or barred sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Argentina north to the southern United States. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona, South Dakota, southern Texas and even Washington, D.C.

<i>Phoebis philea</i> species of insect

Phoebis philea, the orange-barred sulphur, is a species of butterfly found in the Americas including the Caribbean.

<i>Phoebis neocypris</i> Species of butterfly

Phoebis neocypris, the tailed sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. There is a record for one stray in southern Texas. The habitat consists of tropical areas, especially in mid-elevation forests as well as open and disturbed areas.

<i>Melete lycimnia</i> species of insect

Melete lycimnia, the common melwhite, primrose flag or lycimnia white flag, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Texas in the United States to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.

<i>Rhabdodryas</i> Monotypic butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Rhabdodryas is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. The only species is the straight-line sulphur.

<i>Phoebis argante</i> species of insect

Phoebis argante, the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.

<i>Melanis</i> genus of insects

Melanis is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical ecozone.

<i>Napaea</i> (butterfly) genus of insects

Napaea is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical ecozone.

<i>Doxocopa linda</i> species of insect

Doxocopa linda, or Linda's emperor, is a species of Neotropical butterfly in the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Apaturinae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

References

  1. ↑ Aphrissa, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Interactive Listing, Butterflies of America
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