Phoebis neocypris
Species of butterfly
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Phoebis neocypris, the tailed sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.[2] There is a record for one stray in southern Texas.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Phoebis |
| Species: | P. neocypris |
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| Phoebis neocypris | |
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Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Phoebis neocypris neocypris (Brazil)
- Phoebis neocypris rurina C. & R. Felder, 1861 (Mexico to Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador)
- Phoebis neocypris virgo (Butler, 1870) (Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica)
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