''Lieinix'' is a genus 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 subfamily
Dismorphiinae
Dismorphiinae, the mimic sulphurs, is a subfamily of butterflies from the family Pieridae. It consists of about 100 species in seven genera, distributed mainly in the Neotropical region, of which only one species occurs in North America and one ge ...
. It is native to the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
.
Species
* ''
Lieinix christa''
(Reissinger, 1970)
* ''
Lieinix cinerascens
''Lieinix cinerascens'', the bluish mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a tr ...
''
(Salvin, 1871) – bluish mimic-white
* ''
Lieinix lala''
(Godman & Salvin, 1889) – dark mimic-white
* ''
Lieinix neblina''
J. Maza & R.G. Maza, 1984 – Guerrero mimic-white
* ''
Lieinix nemesis''
(Latreille, 813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler (''khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is d ...
– frosted mimic-white
* ''
Lieinix viridifascia''
(Butler, 1872) – greenish mimic-white
References
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External links
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Images representing ''Lieinix'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Dismorphiinae
Pieridae of South America
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by George Robert Gray
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