Calopieris Explained

Calopieris is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. It consists of only one species, Calopieris eulimene, which is found in Egypt (Gebel Elba Protected Area),[1] Chad, Sudan, the Red Sea coast, western Saudi Arabia[2] and Yemen.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. El-Gabbas. Ahmed. Gilbert. Francis. 2016. The Desert Beauty Calopieris eulimene: a butterfly new to Egypt (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Zoology in the Middle East. 62. 3. 279–281. 10.1080/09397140.2016.1202984. 0939-7140.
  2. Book: Larsen, Torben. Butterflies of Saudi Arabia and Its Neighbours. Stacey International. 2001. 978-0905743363.
  3. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group . 2012-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232703/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_colotis.doc . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  4. Book: Larsen, Torben. The butterflies of the Yemen Arab Republic. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. 1982. 9788773041260.