Description
Subfamily Pierinae
Whites, marbles, and orangetips are members of the Family Pieridae. In North America, 31 species are included . Adults of most species are predominantly white above with some black pattern elements , and their hindwings often have a pattern of yellow and black scales that appear green. Sexes of most species are only slightly dimorphic , though male orangetips have bright orange wingtips. Nearly all adults are avid flower visitors. The males of almost all North American species patrol open, sunny habitats for females, although males of some tropical whites (e.g. Mexican Dartwhite) perch along ravines . Caterpillars of most western whites feed on mustards, though some use capers and others, pineneedles. All species overwinter in the chrysalis stage, and some orangetips and marbles may pass several unfavorable years in the chrysalis stage before hatching .[1]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Arthropods
- Class:
Insecta
()
- Insects
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Butterflies and Moths
- Family:
Papilionoidea
()
- Family:
Papilionoidea
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Cepora
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 169 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
C. abnormis · C. acrisa · C. aelia · C. aeliana · C. aga · C. agnata · C. amalia · C. amarella · C. amasene · C. amba · C. amboides · C. anaitis · C. andamana · C. andersoni · C. aora · C. aspasia · C. aspasina · C. asterope · C. aurulenta · C. babberica · C. balbagona · C. bathseba · C. batucola · C. boisduvaliana · C. bolana · C. calliparga · C. cassida · C. celebensis · C. cenuensis · C. chrysopis · C. cibyra · C. cingala · C. cirta · C. clemanthe · C. consanguis · C. continentalis · C. copia · C. coronis · C. corva · C. corva vaso · C. corvina · C. dapha · C. depuncta · C. discolor · C. dissimilis · C. dohertyana · C. eirene · C. ellina · C. emma · C. eperia · C. ethel · C. eunama · C. eurygonia · C. euryxantha · C. evagete · C. fawcetti · C. filia · C. filiola · C. for a · C. fulcinea · C. hainanensis · C. hartei · C. harterti · C. hespera · C. hester · C. hiercocles · C. hira · C. hirayamai · C. hiscia · C. hyele · C. imogene · C. inopinata · C. irma · C. jael · C. jeanneli · C. judith · C. julia · C. koannania · C. kurarensis · C. laeta · C. lamponga · C. lanassa · C. latilimbata · C. lea · C. lenitas · C. leucophorus · C. licaea · C. lichenosa · C. liquida · C. lucia · C. macdonaldi · C. maculata · C. malaya · C. margilatior · C. mentes · C. meridionalis · C. mithra · C. moluccensis · C. montana · C. mysolensis
More Info
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 26, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
- The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3387451
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-174399.0
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1443681
Footnotes
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Creusa&search=Search [back]
