Appias perlucens

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Appias perlucens
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Appias perlucens original description
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. perlucens
Binomial name
Appias perlucens
(Butler, 1898) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris perlucensButler, 1898
  • Phrissura perlucens
  • Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens
  • Appias canisiaHulstaert, 1924
  • Appias sylvia sylvia f. aurifluaTalbot, 1943
  • Appias sylvia sylvia f. ochraciensTalbot, 1943

Appias perlucens is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Cameroon to Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of forests. It closely resembles Appias sylvia .

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References

  1. ↑ Appias perlucens, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.


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