''Kricogonia'' is a genus of
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
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 ...
. They are native to the
Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...
.
The genus was erected in 1863 by
Tryon Reakirt.
Species
* ''
Kricogonia cabrerai''
Ramsden, 1920
* ''
Kricogonia lyside''
(Godart, 1819) – lyside sulphur
References
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External links
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Coliadinae
Taxa named by Tryon Reakirt
Pieridae genera
Taxa described in 1863
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