Phoebis neocypris

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tailed sulphur
Tailed Sulphur (Phoebis neocypris), Quito, Ecuador.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Phoebis
Species:
P. neocypris
Binomial name
Phoebis neocypris
(Hübner, [1823]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Colias neocyprisHübner, [1823]
  • Papilio ciprisFabricius, 1793 (preocc. Cramer, 1777)
  • Callidryas bracteolataButler, 1865
  • Callidryas irrigataButler, 1870
  • Callidryas rurinaC. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Callidryas bogotanaHerrich-Schäffer, 1867 ( nom. nud. )
  • Catopsilia rurina ab. peruvicolaStrand, 1912
  • Catopsilia rurina ab. impurpurissataNiepelt, 1914
  • Catopsilia neocypris peruvianaMartin, [1923] (nom. nud.)
  • Callidryas virgoButler, 1870
  • Callidryas intermediaButler, 1872
  • Callidryas intermedia f. rubrofasciataVázquez, 1952

Phoebis neocypris, the tailed sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. [2] There is a record for one stray in southern Texas. [3]

The larvae feed on fresh leaves of Cassia species. [3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Phoebis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Tailed Sulphur [usurped] , Learn about Butterflies
  3. 1 2 Butterflies and Moths of North America


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