''Mathania'' 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 ...

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 described by Oberthür in 1890.

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gives this name as a synonym of ''

Hesperocharis ''Hesperocharis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas. Species * '' Hesperocharis anguitia'' (Godart, 1819) * '' Hesperocharis costaricensis'' H. W. Bates, 1866 – Costa Rican white * '' Hesperochar ...

'' C. Felder, 1862.

Species

*'' Mathania agasicles'' (Hewitson, 1874) *'' Mathania aureomaculata'' (Dognin, 1888) *'' Mathania carrizoi'' Giacomelli, 1914 *'' Mathania leucothea'' (Molina, 1782)

References

Anthocharini Pieridae genera Taxa named by Charles Oberthür Taxa described in 1890 {{Pieridae-stub