Aphrissa is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae found in Central and South America.
| Aphrissa | |
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| Aphrissa statira statira | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Coliadini |
| Genus: | Aphrissa Butler, 1873 |
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Species
edit- Aphrissa boisduvalii (C. & R. Felder, 1861) – Boisduval's sulphur (Mexico to Peru)
- Aphrissa fluminensis (d'Almeida, 1921) – Rio de Janeiro sulphur (Costa Rica, Brazil, Peru)
- Aphrissa godartiana (Swainson, 1821) – Godart's sulphur (Hispaniola, Jamaica)
- Aphrissa neleis (Boisduval, 1836) – pink-spot sulphur (Caribbean)
- Aphrissa orbis (Poey, 1832) – orbed sulphur, orbis sulphur (Caribbean)
- Aphrissa schausi (Avinoff, 1926) – Schaus' sulphur (Mexico, Guatemala)
- Aphrissa statira (Cramer, [1777]) – statira sulphur, pale sulphur (Florida to Mexico, Caribbean)
- Aphrissa wallacei (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – Wallace's sulphur (Costa Rica to Argentina)
References
edit- ^ Aphrissa, funet.fi
- ^ Interactive Listing, Butterflies of America