Gonepteryx
| Gonepteryx | |
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| Gonepteryx rhamni | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Subfamily: | Coliadinae |
| Tribe: | Goniopterygini |
| Genus: | Gonepteryx Leach, 1819 |
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Gonepteryx is a genus of butterfly in the Pieridae family. They live in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. They are commonly known as brimstones for the bright yellow colour of the wings of most species.
Species
It contains the following species:[1]
- Gonepteryx acuminata C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871
- Gonepteryx burmensis Tytler 1926
- Gonepteryx chitralensis (Moore, 1905)
- Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1824) – Canary Island Brimstone
- Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767) – Cleopatra
- Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974
- Gonepteryx farinosa (Zeller, 1847) – Powdered Brimstone
- Gonepteryx maderensis Felder, 1862 – Madeira Brimstone
- Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 – Lesser Brimstone
- Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885
- Gonepteryx nepalensis Doubleday, 1847
- Gonepteryx palmae Stamm 1963 – La Palma Brimstone
- Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Brimstone
- Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini 1913
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gonepteryx. |
- ↑ Gonepteryx, funet.fi
- Gonepteryx, Tree of Life
- Gonepteryx, Encyclopedia of Life
External links
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