''Lieinix'' 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 subfamily
Dismorphiinae
Dismorphiinae, the mimic sulphurs, is a subfamily of butterflies from the family Pieridae. It consists of about 100 species in seven genera, distributed mainly in the Neotropic, Neotropical region, of which only one species occurs in North America ...
. It is 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 ...
.
Species
* ''
Lieinix christa''
(Reissinger, 1970)
* ''
Lieinix cinerascens''
(Salvin, 1871) – bluish mimic-white
* ''
Lieinix lala''
(Godman & Salvin, 1889) – dark mimic-white
* ''
Lieinix neblina''
J. Maza & R.G. Maza, 1984 – Guerrero mimic-white
* ''
Lieinix nemesis''
(Latreille, 813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler ('' khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is ...
– frosted mimic-white
* ''
Lieinix viridifascia''
(Butler, 1872) – greenish mimic-white
References
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External links
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Images representing ''Lieinix'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Dismorphiinae
Pieridae of South America
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by George Robert Gray
Taxa described in 1832
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