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Pseudopontia zambezi

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Pseudopontia zambezi
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P. zambezi
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Pseudopontia zambezi
K. Mitter and W. De Prins, 2011

Pseudopontia zambezi is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in riverine forests in the southern African highlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Angola, at elevations over 800 meters above sea level.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mitter, K.T., Larsen, T.B., et al. (2011). The butterfly subfamily Pseudopontiinae is not monobasic: marked genetic diversity and morphology reveal three new species of Pseudopontia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Systematic Entomology 36: 139-163. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00549.x