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]
Piercolias | |
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Piercolias huanaco | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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Species
edit- Piercolias coropunae (Dyar, 1913)
- Piercolias forsteri Field & Herrera, 1977
- Piercolias huanaco (Staudinger, 1894)
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku. "Piercolias Grote, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Piercolias". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2016-12-11.