Aphrissa fluminensis

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Rio de Janeiro sulphur
Aphrissa fluminensis MHNT dos.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Aphrissa
Species:
A. fluminensis
Binomial name
Aphrissa fluminensis
(d'Almeida, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catopsilia fluminensis d'Almeida, 1921
  • Catopsilia etiolata Forbes, 1927
  • Aphrissa statira var. palleola Zikán, 1940
  • Phoebis (Aphrissa) statira statira f. discoflava Bryk, 1953

Aphrissa fluminensis, the Rio de Janeiro sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas), and Peru.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Aphrissa, Site of Markku Savela


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