''Anteos'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Levi ...
, commonly called angled-sulphurs.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
''Anteos''
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*'' Anteos clorinde'' (Godart, 824
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Events
By place
Europe
* November 11 – The '' Constitutio Romana'' establishes the authority of the ...
– white angled sulphur or white angled-sulphur
*''Anteos maerula
''Anteos maerula'', the angled sulphur or yellow angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Peru to Mexico. Rarely, migrants can be found up to eastern Nebraska, south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico, sout ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775) – angled sulphur or yellow angled-sulphur
*'' Anteos menippe'' (Hübner, 818
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Year 818 ( DCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* Vikings known as Rus' (Norsemen) plunder the north coast of Anatolia ...
– orange-tipped angled-sulphur
References
External links
''Anteos''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q772014
Coliadinae
Pieridae of South America
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner