Kricogonia | |
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Kricogonia lyside | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Subfamily: | Coliadinae |
Genus: | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1863 |
Species | |
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The genus was erected in 1863 by Tryon Reakirt.
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