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Species Pyrisitia nise - Mimosa Yellow - Hodges#4238

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Pieridae (Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows)
Subfamily Coliadinae (Sulphurs and Yellows)
Genus Pyrisitia
Species nise (Mimosa Yellow - Hodges#4238)
Hodges Number
4238
Other Common Names
Grass Yellow
Limoncito Dos Puntos
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer)
Syn: Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Range
s. FL / W. Indies, se AZ to c. TX / Mex. to Panama - Map (MPG, BOA)
Remarks
Type Locality: “Jamaica"
See Also
Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa - note two dark spots on leading edge of underside of hindwing
Internet References
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by tom murray on 16 September, 2005 - 10:47pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn, David Ferguson
Last updated 27 October, 2020 - 4:43pm

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