Rhabdodryas

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Rhabdodryas
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At the Cristalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Tribe: Coliadini
Genus: Rhabdodryas
Godman & Salvin, [1889] [1]
Species:
R. trite
Binomial name
Rhabdodryas trite
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhabdodryas is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. The only species is the straight-line sulphur (Rhabdodryas trite).

R. trite puddles with other yellows and sulphurs including the statira sulphur ( Aphrissa statira ) and apricot sulphur ( Phoebis argante ); and orange-banded sulphur ( Phoebis philea ).

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Coliadinae Subfamily of butterflies

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<i>Phoebis</i> Butterfly genus in family Pieridae

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<i>Senna marilandica</i> Species of legume

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<i>Kricogonia lyside</i> Species of butterfly

Kricogonia lyside, the lyside sulphur or guayacan sulphur, is a North American, Caribbean, and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae.

<i>Aphrissa statira</i> Species of butterfly

Aphrissa statira, the statira sulphur, is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Pieridae. The species is a medium-sized yellow butterfly, with females more pale than males. They are found from southern regions of Florida and Texas through southern Brazil and northern Argentina. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of several local host plants, while adults prefer to feed on the nectar of red or orange colored flowers. The species is most noted for their dramatic migrations in the tropical areas of the Americas. They have been the subject of many studies about how butterflies navigate and orient during migration.

<i>Aphrissa</i> Butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Aphrissa is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae found in Central and South America.

<i>Phoebis philea</i> Species of butterfly

Phoebis philea, the orange-barred sulphur, is a species of butterfly found in the Americas including the Caribbean.

<i>Phoebis agarithe</i> Species of butterfly

Phoebis agarithe, the large orange sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Peru north to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Rare strays can be found up to Colorado, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. The species has also been introduced in Hawaii. The habitat consists of open, tropical lowlands including gardens, pastures, road edges, trails and parks.

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<i>Phoebis argante</i> Species of butterfly

Phoebis argante, the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.

References

  1. Rhabdodryas, funet.fi