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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Pyrisitia Butler, 1870
is a synonym of Genus Maiva Hübner, 1819
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs
230
13433
Genera
Species
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
22
3325
Genera
Species
GenusPyrisitia
Butler, 1870
Grass yellow
98Species
Subnodes of Pyrisitia Butler, 1870
SpeciesPyrisitia andersonii Moore, 1886
SpeciesPyrisitia atzin J.C. Arias, 1968
SpeciesPyrisitia blakei C.J. Maynard, 1891  ⇒ Pyrisitia messalina
SpeciesPyrisitia bulaea J.B.A.D. Boisduval, 1836  ⇒ Pyrisitia messalina
SpeciesPyrisitia centralis
SpeciesPyrisitia chamberlaini Butler, 1898
4Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia dina Poey, 1832
Dina Yellow
9Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia doris Röber, 1909
SpeciesPyrisitia ecriva Butler, 1873
SpeciesPyrisitia esakii Shirôzu, 1953
SpeciesPyrisitia euterpiformis Munroe, 1947
Hispaniolan Yellow
SpeciesPyrisitia fabiola C. & R. Felder, 1861
SpeciesPyrisitia gnathene J.B.A.D. Boisduval, 1836  ⇒ Pyrisitia messalina
SpeciesPyrisitia gundlachia F. Poey, 1853
1Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia hiurae Shirozu & Yata, 1977
SpeciesPyrisitia hyona E. Ménétriés, 1832  ⇒ Pyrisitia pyro
SpeciesPyrisitia imitatrix R.F. d´Almeida, 1932
SpeciesPyrisitia iradia F. Poey, 1852  ⇒ Pyrisitia messalina
SpeciesPyrisitia larae Herrich-Schäffer, 1862
Confusing Yellow
SpeciesPyrisitia leuce Boisduval, 1836  ⇒ Eurema leuce
Hall'S Sulfur, Leuce Yellow
13Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia lisa Boisduval & Le Conte, 1830  ⇒ Eurema lisa
Lisa Sulphur, Little Sulfur, Little Sulphur, Little Yellow
8Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia longicauda H.W. Bates, 1864
SpeciesPyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787
Shy Yellow, Whitish Yellow
1Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia nelphe
SpeciesPyrisitia nicippe Cramer, 1779
SpeciesPyrisitia nicippiformis Munroe, 1947
SpeciesPyrisitia nise Cramer, 1775  ⇒ Eurema nise
Blacktip Sulphur, Jamaican Sulphur, Mimosa Sulphur
17Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia portoricensis Dewitz, 1877  ⇒ Eurema portoricensis
Puerto Rican Yellow
SpeciesPyrisitia proterpia Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Hylaeus longiceps
Little Jaune, Tailed Orange
2Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia pyro Godart, 1819
Pyro Orange
SpeciesPyrisitia raymundoi
SpeciesPyrisitia tenera A.N. Avinoff, 1926
SpeciesPyrisitia tondana Felder, C & R Felder, 1865
SpeciesPyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836
Pale Yellow
6Subspecies
SpeciesPyrisitia westwoodi
SpeciesPyrisitia zamida Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesPyrisitia zelia Lucas, 1852

Synonyms
Abaeis (Hübner, 1819)
Heurema (Agassiz, 1847)
Kibreeta (Moore, 1906)
Lucidia (Lacordaire, 1833)
Maiva (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)
Nirmula (Moore, 1906)
Sphaenogona (Butler, 1870)
Terias (Swainson, 1821)
Teriocolias (Röber, 1909)
Xanthidia (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1829)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pyrisitia
EnglishGrass yellow


Distribution of Pyrisitia Butler, 1870
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela


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