Biology:Piercolias

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Piercolias
Piercolias huanaco.JPG
Piercolias huanaco
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Piercolias
Grote, 1903[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Trifurcula Staudinger, 1894 (preocc. Trifurcula Stainton, 1846, Trifurcula Zeller, 1848)
  • Andina Staudinger, 1895
  • Andina Röber, [1909]

Piercolias is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. The name Piercolias was introduced by Augustus Radcliffe Grote as a replacement for Trifurcula Staudinger, 1894, which is invalid under the Principle of Homonymy.[2]

Species

  • Piercolias coropunae (Dyar, 1913)
  • Piercolias forsteri Field & Herrera, 1977
  • Piercolias huanaco (Staudinger, 1894)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1757720 entry