Gonepteryx maderensis, the Madeira brimstone, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Madeira. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Madeira brimstone | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Gonepteryx |
| Species: | G. maderensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gonepteryx maderensis | |
References
edit- ^ van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Verovnik, R.; Wiemers, M.; López Munguira, M.; Maes, D.; Sasic, M.; Verstrael, T.; Warren, M.; Settele, J. (2010). "Gonepteryx maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T39485A10228166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T39485A10228166.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Felder, C. (1862). "Verzeichnis der von den Naturforschern der k.k. Fregatte "Novara" gesammelten Macrolepidopteren". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 12: 473–496.
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