''Pseudopieris'' 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 ...
. 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 ...
.
Species
* ''
Pseudopieris nehemia''
(Boisduval, 1836) – clean mimic-white
* ''
Pseudopieris viridula''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861)
References
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External links
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Images representing ''Pseudopieris nehemia'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Dismorphiinae
Pieridae of South America
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
Taxa named by Osbert Salvin
Taxa described in 1889
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