Gonepteryx
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Gonepteryx is a genus of butterfly
in the Pieridae
family. They live in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. They are commonly known as brimstone
s for the bright yellow color of the wings of most species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. They live in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. They are commonly known as brimstone
Brimstone
Brimstone is an alternative name for sulfur. It may also refer to:* Fire and brimstone, an idiomatic expression of signs of God's wrath in the Bible* Brimstone , a DC Comics character...
s for the bright yellow color of the wings of most species.
Species
It contains the following species:- Gonepteryx acuminata C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871
- Gonepteryx burmensis Tytler 1926
- Gonepteryx chitralensis (Moore, 1905)
- Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1824) – Canary Island Brimstone
- Gonepteryx cleopatraGonepteryx cleopatraGonepteryx cleopatra is a medium sized butterfly of the family Pieridae that is native to the Mediterranean region ....
(Linnaeus, 1767) – Cleopatra - Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974
- Gonepteryx farinosa (Zeller, 1847) – Powdered Brimstone
- Gonepteryx maderensisGonepteryx maderensisGonepteryx maderensis, the Madeira Brimstone, is a species of butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is endemic to Madeira. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Felder, 1862 – Madeira Brimstone - Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 – Lesser Brimstone
- Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885
- Gonepteryx nepalensis Doubleday, 1847
- Gonepteryx palmae Stamm 1963 – La Palma Brimstone
- Gonepteryx rhamni (Linna,eus, 1758) – Common Brimstone
- Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini 1913