Pseudopontia zambezi

Pseudopontia zambezi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pseudopontia
Species: P. zambezi
Binomial name
Pseudopontia zambezi
K. Mitter and W. De Prins, 2011

Pseudopontia zambezi is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in riverine forests in the southern African highlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Angola, at elevations over 800 meters above sea level.[1]

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  1. Mitter, K.T., Larsen, T.B., et al. (2011). The butterfly subfamily Pseudopontiinae is not monobasic: marked genetic diversity and morphology reveal three new species of Pseudopontia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Systematic Entomology 36: 139-163. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00549.x


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