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Piercolias

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Piercolias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Piercolias

Grote, 1903[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Trifurcula Staudinger, 1894 (preocc. Trifurcula Stainton, 1846, Trifurcula Zeller, 1848)
  • Andina Staudinger, 1895
  • Andina Röber, [1909]

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]

Species

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Piercolias Grote, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Piercolias". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2016-12-11.


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