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Zegris (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Zegris (genus) wwwtheinsectcollectorcomacatalogZegriseupheme

Similar
  
Sooty orange tip, Hipparchia parisatis, Colias aurorina, Hipparchia fatua, Polyommatus eros

Zegris is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae.This genus 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.

Species

  • Zegris eupheme (Esper, 1804)
  • Zegris fausti Christoph, 1877 Turkestan, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
  • Zegris pyrothoe (Eversmann, 1832) Southwest Siberia, Turan, Kazakhstan, West China
  • Zegris zhungelensis Huang & Murayama, 1992 Xinjiang
  • Zegris meridionalis Lederer, 1852] Central and South Spain

    • References

    Zegris (genus) Wikipedia
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