''Catasticta'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeogra ...
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family (biology), family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from Afrotropical realm, tropical Africa and Indomalayan realm, tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern ...
. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner B ...
in 1870.
Species
*Subgenus ''Catasticta''
Butler, 1870
**The ''flisa''
species group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
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Catasticta bithys''
(Hübner, 1831)
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Catasticta flisa''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1858)
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Catasticta huebneri''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta nimbice''
(Boisduval, 1836)
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Catasticta theresa''
Butler & H. Druce, 1874
**The ''sisamnus'' species group
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Catasticta hegemon''
Godman & Salvin, 1889
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Catasticta lisa''
Baumann & Reissinger, 1969
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Catasticta prioneris''
(Hopffer, 1874)
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Catasticta sibyllae''
Nakahara, Padrón & MacDonald, 2018
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Catasticta sisamnus''
(Fabricius, 1793)
**The ''notha'' species group
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Catasticta corcyra''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
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Catasticta eurigania''
(Hewitson, 1870)
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Catasticta notha''
(Doubleday, 1847)
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Catasticta pieris''
(Hopffer, 1874)
*Subgenus ''Archonoia''
Reissinger, 1972
**The ''ctemene'' species group
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Catasticta ctemene''
(Hewitson, 1869)
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Catasticta hebra''
(Lucas, 1852)
**The ''teutamis'' species group
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Catasticta pharnakia''
(Fruhstorfer, 1907)
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Catasticta teutamis''
(Hewitson, 1860)
**The ''grisea'' species group
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Catasticta grisea''
Joicey & Rosenberg, 1915
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Catasticta huancabambensis''
Joicey & Rosenberg, 1915
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Catasticta pluvius''
Tessmann, 1928
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Catasticta potameoides''
Reissinger, 1972
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Catasticta sella''
Eitschberger & Racheli, 1998
**The ''colla'' species group
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Catasticta chelidonis''
(Hopffer, 1874)
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Catasticta colla''
(Doubleday, 1847)
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Catasticta ludovici''
Eitschberger & Racheli, 1998
*Subgenus ''Catasticta''
**The ''susiana'' species group

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Catasticta collina''
F. Brown, 1939
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Catasticta sinapina''
Butler, 1896
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Catasticta pillcopata''
(Bollino, 2008)
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Catasticta radiata''
(Kollar, 1850)
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Catasticta reducta''
Butler, 1896
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Catasticta susiana''
(Hopffer, 1874)
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Catasticta scaeva''
Röber, 1909
**The ''philone'' species group
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Catasticta anaitis''
(Hewitson, 1869)
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Catasticta discalba''
F. Brown & Gabriel, 1939
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Catasticta distincta''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta frontina''
F. Brown & Gabriel, 1939
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Catasticta leucophaea''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta nimbata''
Joicey & Talbot, 1918
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Catasticta philone''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
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Catasticta pyrczi''
Bollino, 2008
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Catasticta smithia''
F. Brown & Gabriel, 1939
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Catasticta suadela''
(Hopffer, 1874)
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Catasticta suasa''
Röber, 1908
**The ''aureomaculata'' species group
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Catasticta aureomaculata''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta ferra''
F. Brown & Gabriel, 1939
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Catasticta modesta''
(Lucas, 1852)
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Catasticta philais''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
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Catasticta philothea''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
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Catasticta rileya''
F. Brown & Gabriel, 1939
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Catasticta tamsa''
F. Brown & Gabriel, 1939
**The ''manco'' species group
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Catasticta fulva''
Joicey & Rosenberg, 1915
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Catasticta incerta''
(Dognin, 1888)
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Catasticta lanceolata''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta lycurgus''
Godman & Salvin, 1880
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Catasticta manco''
(Doubleday, 1848)
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Catasticta philoscia''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861)
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Catasticta pinava''
(Doubleday, 1847)
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Catasticta scurra''
Röber, 1924
**The ''troezene'' species group
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Catasticta affinis''
Röber, 1909
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Catasticta gelba''
F. Brown & Gabriel, 1939
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Catasticta giga''
F. Brown & Gabriel, 1939
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Catasticta philodora''
F. Brown, 1939
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Catasticta seitzi''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta troezene''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
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Catasticta watkinsi''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
*Subgenus ''Hesperochoia''
Reissinger, 1972
**The ''poujadei'' species group
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Catasticta eximia''
Röber, 1909
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Catasticta poujadei''
(Dognin, 1887)
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Catasticta revancha''
Rey & Pyrcz, 1996
**The ''chrysolopha'' species group
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Catasticta atahuallpa''
(Eitschberger & Racheli, 1998)
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Catasticta chrysolopha''
(Kollar, 1850)
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Catasticta cora''
(Lucas, 1852)
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Catasticta similis''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta superba''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta truncata''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
**The ''toca'' species group
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Catasticta apaturina''
Butler, 1901
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Catasticta tamina''
Röber, 1909
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Catasticta thomasorum''
Jasinski, 1998
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Catasticta toca''
(Doubleday, 1847)
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Catasticta tomyris''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
**The ''teutila'' species group
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Catasticta duida''
F. Brown, 1932
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Catasticta teutila''
(Doubleday, 1847)
*Subgenus ''Leodontoia''
Reissinger, 1972
**The ''cerberus'' species group
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Catasticta cerberus''
Godman & Salvin, 1889
**The ''amastris'' species group
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Catasticta abiseo''
Lamas & Bollino, 2004
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Catasticta amastris''
(Hewitson, 1874)
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Catasticta marcapita''
Röber, 1909
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Catasticta paucartambo''
(Eitschberger & Racheli, 1998)
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Catasticta semiramis''
(Lucas, 1852)
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Catasticta socorrensis''
Fassl, 1915
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Catasticta striata''
(Eitschberger & Racheli, 1998)
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Catasticta vilcabamba''
Lamas & Bollino, 2004
**The ''cinerea'' species group
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Catasticta cinerea''
Butler, 1897
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Catasticta coerulescens''
Eitschberger & Racheli, 1998
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Catasticta rochereaui''
Le Cerf, 1924
**The ''albofasciata'' species group
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Catasticta albofasciata''
Lathy & Rosenberg, 1912
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Catasticta tricolor''
Butler, 1897
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Catasticta uricoecheae''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861)
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Catasticta vulnerata''
Butler, 1897
**The ''rosea'' species group
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Catasticta arborardens''
Reissinger, 1972
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Catasticta rosea''
Joicey & Rosenberg, 1915
References
External links
"Genus ''Catasticta''" ''Butterflies of America''.
{{Taxonbar , from=Q1756980
Pierini
Pieridae of South America
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
Taxa described in 1870