Anteos maerula
Yellow angled-sulphur | |
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male A. m. maerula in Jamaica (dorsal) | |
male A. m. maerula in Jamaica (ventral) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Anteos |
Species: | A. maerula |
Binomial name | |
Anteos maerula | |
Synonyms | |
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Anteos maerula, the angled sulphur or yellow angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Peru to Mexico. Rarely, migrants can be found up to eastern Nebraska, south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico, southern Texas, Mississippi and Florida.[2]
The wingspan is 82–117 mm.
The larvae feed on Cassia species, including Cassia emarginata.
References
- ^ Anteos, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera
- F. Martin Brown and Bernard Heineman, Jamaica and its Butterflies (E. W. Classey, London 1972), Plate VII
External links
- Media related to Anteos maerula at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Anteos maerula at Wikispecies