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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Tribe
  
Goniopterygini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Pieridae

Scientific name
  
Gonepteryx

Higher classification
  
Goniopterygini

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Lower classifications
  
Gonepteryx rhamni, Gonepteryx cleopatra, Gonepteryx mahaguru

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Gonepteryx is a genus of butterfly in the Pieridae family. They live in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. They are commonly known as brimstones for the bright yellow colour of the wings of most species.

Contents

Gonepteryx Gonepteryx cleopatra Wikipedia

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Species

It contains the following species:

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  • Gonepteryx acuminata C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871
  • Gonepteryx burmensis Tytler 1926
  • Gonepteryx chitralensis (Moore, 1905)
  • Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1824) – Canary Island brimstone
  • Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767) – Cleopatra
  • Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974
  • Gonepteryx farinosa (Zeller, 1847) – powdered brimstone
  • Gonepteryx maderensis Felder, 1862 – Madeira brimstone
  • Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 – lesser brimstone
  • Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885
  • Gonepteryx nepalensis Doubleday, 1847
  • Gonepteryx palmae Stamm 1963 – La Palma brimstone
  • Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758) – common brimstone
  • Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini 1913

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    Gonepteryx Butterflies of Europe Gonepteryx cleopatra

    Gonepteryx Gonepteryx rhamni Wikipedia

    References

    Gonepteryx Wikipedia
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