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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Tribe: | Goniopterygini |
Genus: | Dercas Doubleday, [1847] |
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Dercas is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae found in southeast Asia.
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.
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow, or orange in coloration, often with black spots. The pigments that give the distinct coloring to these butterflies are derived from waste products in the body and are a characteristic of this family.
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Dercas gobrias is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1864. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
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Sulphur Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains overlooking the town of Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, a National Historic Site of Canada found atop Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park, commemorates Canada's participation in the International Geophysical Year, during 1957 to 1958. Canada constructed nine sites to study cosmic rays, but this site in particular was the most important due to its higher elevation. The National Research Council constructed a laboratory at the site in the winter of 1956-57. The building was not visible from the Banff townsite as a condition of its construction.
Coliadinae, the sulphurs or yellows, are a subfamily of butterflies with about 300 described species.
Colias is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are often called clouded yellows; the North American name "sulphurs" is elsewhere used for Coliadinae in general. The closest living relative is the genus Zerene, which is sometimes included in Colias.
Sulphur Springs is a neighborhood and district located within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood had a population of 6,308. In the late 19th century the mineral springs were a draw. In the 1940s the area was a major tourist attraction and home to a 40-foot water slide and gator farm. It is home to Sulphur Springs History and Heritage Museum.
Soledad Sulphur Springs is a former settlement in Los Angeles County, California. It lay at an elevation of 1811 feet. Soledad Sulphur Springs still appeared on USGS maps as of 1933. Today, the area is on Sand Canyon Road near the Metrolink Antelope Valley railroad line and California State Route 14 on the outskirts of Santa Clarita. This settlement gave its name to the Sulphur Springs School District.
A hydrogen sulfide sensor or H2S sensor is a gas sensor for the measurement of hydrogen sulfide.
Tailed sulphur may refer to:
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