Kricogonia

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Kricogonia
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Kricogonia lyside
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Genus: Kricogonia
Reakirt, 1863
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Kricogonia is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas.

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The genus was erected in 1863 by Tryon Reakirt.

Species

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