Zegris (butterfly) explained

Zegris is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. This genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is characterized by the very strongly clubbed antennae and the bushy palpi, but especially by the shape of the larva and pupa and the manner of pupation.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Zegris eupheme (Esper, 1804)
• Zegris fausti Christoph, 1877 Turkestan, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
• Zegris pyrothoe (Eversmann, 1832) southwestern Siberia, Turan, Kazakhstan, western China
• Zegris zhungelensis Huang & Murayama, 1992 Xinjiang
• Zegris meridionalis Lederer, 1852 central and southern Spain

External links

• Web site: Taxonomy Browser: Zegris . Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) . April 27, 2020.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 24, 2019 . Zegris Boisduval, [1836] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 27, 2020.
2. Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Zegris Boisduval, 1836 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . 10.5519/s93616qw . April 27, 2020.