Zegris (butterfly)
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Zegris fausti | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Tribe: | Anthocharini |
Genus: | Zegris Boisduval, 1836 |
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Zegris is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. This genus was erected[clarification needed] by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is characterized by the very strongly clubbed antennae and the bushy palpi, but especially by the shape of the larva and pupa and the manner of pupation.[1][2][3]
Species[]
- Zegris eupheme (Esper, 1804)
- Christoph, 1877 Turkestan, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- (Eversmann, 1832) southwestern Siberia, Turan, Kazakhstan, western China
- Huang & Murayama, 1992 Xinjiang
- Lederer, 1852 central and southern Spain
References[]
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- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 24, 2019). "Zegris Boisduval, [1836]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zegris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zegris Boisduval, 1836". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
External links[]
- "Taxonomy Browser: Zegris". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved April 27, 2020.
Categories:
- Anthocharini
- Pieridae genera
- Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
- Pieridae stubs