Zegris (butterfly)

Zegris
Zegris fausti
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus:
Boisduval, 1836
Synonyms
  • Microzegris Alphéraky, 1913

Zegris is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. This genus was erected 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)
  • Zegris fausti Christoph, 1877 Turkestan, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
  • Zegris pyrothoe (Eversmann, 1832) southwestern Siberia, Turan, Kazakhstan, western China
  • Zegris zhungelensis Huang & Murayama, 1992 Xinjiang
  • Zegris meridionalis Lederer, 1852 central and southern Spain

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 24, 2019). "Zegris Boisduval, [1836]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zegris Boisduval, 1836". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved April 27, 2020.