Rhabdodryas | |
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At the Cristalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 ).
Sulfur is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16.
Phoebis sennae, the cloudless sulphur or cloudless giant sulphur, is a mid-sized butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the Americas. There are several similar species such as the yellow angled-sulphur, which has angled wings, statira sulphur, and other sulphurs, which are much smaller.
Coliadinae, the sulphurs or yellows, are a subfamily of butterflies with about 300 described species.
Phoebis, or sulphurs, is a genus of butterflies, belonging to the subfamily Coliadinae of the "whites" or family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas.
Senna marilandica, the Maryland senna or Maryland wild senna, is a perennial flowering plant in the United States that blooms in the summer and can grow up to six feet tall. It prefers average to wet soil, and is native in the southeast, all the way to the southern Great Lakes.
Kricogonia lyside, the lyside sulphur or guayacan sulphur, is a North American, Caribbean, and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae.
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.
Aphrissa is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae found in Central and South America.
Phoebis philea, the orange-barred sulphur, is a species of butterfly found in the Americas including the Caribbean.
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.
Phoebis neocypris, the tailed sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. There is a record for one stray in southern Texas. The habitat consists of tropical areas, especially in mid-elevation forests as well as open and disturbed areas.
Phoebis argante, the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
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