Dixeia dixeyi

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Dixeia dixeyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dixeia
Species:
D. dixeyi
Binomial name
Dixeia dixeyi
(Neave, 1904) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pinacopteryx dixeyiNeave, 1904
  • Appias yamboUngemach, 1932
  • Appias yambo minutaUngemach, 1932

Dixeia dixeyi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in western Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan and south-western Ethiopia. [2] The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland.

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References

  1. ↑ Dixeia Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine , Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.


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