Phoebis

Phoebis
Phoebis avellaneda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Coliadini
Genus: Phoebis
Hübner, [1819]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Colias Hübner, [1819] (preocc. Colias Fabricius, 1807)
  • Callidryas Boisduval & Leconte, [1830]
  • Metura Butler, 1873
  • Parura Kirby, 1896

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.

Selected species

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sulphur, common yellow (southern North America to South America)

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References

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  1. ^ Phoebis, funet.fi
  2. ^ Núñez, Rayner; Genaro, Julio A.; Pérez-Asso, Antonio; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys; Janzen, Daniel H.; Hallwachs, Winnie; Wahlberg, Niklas; Hausmann, Axel (April 2020). "Species delimitation and evolutionary relationships among Phoebis New World sulphur butterflies (Lepidoptera, Pieridae, Coliadinae)". Systematic Entomology. 45 (2): 481–492. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..481N. doi:10.1111/syen.12408. ISSN 0307-6970.
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