Piercolias

Piercolias is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. The name Piercolias was introduced by Augustus Radcliffe Grote as a replacement for Trifurcula Staudinger, 1894, which is invalid under the Principle of Homonymy.[2]

Piercolias
Piercolias huanaco
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Piercolias
Grote, 1903[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Trifurcula Staudinger, 1894 (preocc. Trifurcula Stainton, 1846, Trifurcula Zeller, 1848)
  • Andina Staudinger, 1895
  • Andina Röber, [1909]

Species
  • Piercolias coropunae (Dyar, 1913)
  • Piercolias forsteri Field & Herrera, 1977
  • Piercolias huanaco (Staudinger, 1894)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Piercolias Grote, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. "Piercolias". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2016-12-11.


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