Catasticta

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Catasticta
Narrow-banded dartwhite (Catasticta flisa postaurea) underside on Mimosa pudica.jpg
C. flisa postaurea, Colombia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Catasticta
Butler, 1870
Synonyms
  • ArchonoiaReissinger, 1972
  • PierinoiaReissinger, 1972
  • LeodontoiaReissinger, 1972
  • HesperochoiaReissinger, 1972

Catasticta is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Pieridae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1870. [1] [2]

Species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (April 16, 2019). "Catasticta Butler, 1870". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Catasticta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved January 8, 2020.