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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Sulphurs and Yellows (Coliadinae) » Anteos » White Angled-Sulphur - Hodges#4226 (Anteos clorinde)

Species Anteos clorinde - White Angled-Sulphur - Hodges#4226

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Anteos
Species clorinde (White Angled-Sulphur - Hodges#4226)
Hodges Number
4226
Explanation of Names
Anteos clorinde (Godart, [1824])
Size
80-90 mm Wingspan(1)
Identification
White with irregular yellow spot in the middle of the margin of the front wing.(1)
Range
SW USA (strays), S TX to Argentina, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola - Map (MPG, BOA)
Food
Larvae feed on Cassia spectabilis.(1)
See Also
Anteos maerula
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of American - BOA
Works Cited
1.Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects
Dr. Ross H. Arnett, Dr. Richard L. Jacques. 1981. Fireside.
Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 2 September, 2004 - 11:34pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Matthew Roth, Mike Quinn, Nick Block, David Ferguson
Last updated 2 January, 2018 - 2:58pm

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