Aphrissa
Encyclopedia
Aphrissa is a genus
of butterflies
in the family
Pieridae
found in Central America
and South America
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of butterflies
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
found in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Species
- Aphrissa boisduvalii (C. & R. Felder, 1861)
- Aphrissa fluminensisAphrissa fluminensisAphrissa fluminensis is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Brazil and Peru....
(d'Almeida, 1921) - Aphrissa godartiana (Swainson, 1821)
- Aphrissa neleis (Boisduval, 1836)
- Aphrissa orbisAphrissa orbisAphrissa orbis, the Orbed Sulphur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is native to Hispaniola and Cuba but is a very rare stray to Florida. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests above 500 meters....
(Poey, 1832) - Aphrissa schausi (Avinoff, 1926)
- Aphrissa statiraAphrissa statiraThe Statira Sulphur, Aphrissa statira, is a species of lepidoptera in the family Pieridae.-Description:Aphrissa statira have a wingspan of about to ....
(Cramer, [1777]) – Statira Sulphur - Aphrissa wallacei (C. & R. Felder, 1862)