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Aporia (genus)
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Aporia, also called as the Black-veined Whites, is a genus
of pierid
butterflies
found in the Palearctic
region.
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 pierid
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...
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...
found in the Palearctic
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
region.
Species
- Aporia acraea (Oberthür, 1885)
- Aporia agathonAporia agathonGreat Blackvein , Aporia agathon is a midsized butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.-Description:...
(Gray, 1831) - Aporia bernardi Koiwaya, 1989
- Aporia bieti (Oberthür, 1884)
- Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Aporia delavayi (Oberthür, 1890)
- Aporia genestieri (Oberthür, 1902)
- Aporia giacomazzoi Della Bruna, Gallo & Sbordoni, 2003
- Aporia gigantea Koiwaya, 1993
- Aporia goutellei (Oberthür, 1886)
- Aporia harrietaeAporia harrietaeBhutan Blackvein , Aporia harrietae is a midsized to large butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in Bhutan and possibly in India.-Description:...
(Nicéville, 1893) - Aporia hastata (Oberthür, 1892)
- Aporia hippiaAporia hippiaAporia hippia is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Amur region, Ussuri, Korea and Japan.The wingspan is 30-42 mm.The larvae feed on Berberis species, including Berberis amurensis and Berberis thunbergi.-Subspecies:...
(Bremer, 1861) - Aporia howarthi Bernardi, 1961
- Aporia joubini (Oberthür, 1913)
- Aporia kamei Koiwaya, 1989
- Aporia kanekoi Koiwaya, 1989
- Aporia largeteaui (Oberthür, 1881)
- Aporia larraldei (Oberthür, 1876)
- Aporia lemoulti (Bernardi, 1944)
- Aporia leucodiceAporia leucodiceHimalayan Blackvein , Aporia leucodice is a midsized to large butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.-References:* Evans, W.H. The Identification of Indian Butterflies...
(Eversmann, 1843) - Aporia lhamo (Oberthür, 1893)
- Aporia martineti (Oberthür, 1884)
- Aporia monbeigi (Oberthür, 1917)
- Aporia nabellicaAporia nabellicaDusky Blackvein , Aporia nabellica is a midsized to large butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India and Pakistan in the W. Himalayas : Kashmir to Naini Tal from 8,500 to 13,000 feet...
(Boisduval, 1836) - Aporia nishimurai Koiwaya, 1989
- Aporia oberthuri (Leech, 1890)
- Aporia potanini Alphéraky, 1889
- Aporia procris Leech, 1890
- Aporia signiana Sugiyama, 1994
- Aporia tayiensis Yoshino, 1995
- Aporia tsinglingica (Verity, 1911)
- Aporia uedai Koiwaya, 1989