Pseudopontiinae
Pseudopontia paradoxa
Pseudopontia , the Frail White
Andrew V. Z. BrowerIntroduction
This small, delicate Afrotropical pierid has been considered to be the sister taxon of all other Pieridae. The Braby et al. cladogram places it as sister group to Dismorphiinae.
Other Names for Pseudopontia paradoxa
- Pseudopontiinae
- Pseudopontia
- Globiceps
- Gonophlebia
- Vernacular Names: the Frail White
References
Braby, M. F. 2005. Provisional checklist of genera of the Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Zootaxa 832:1–16.
Braby, M., R. Vila, and N. E. Pierce. 2006. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea): higher classification and biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 147(2):239-275.
Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.
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