''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

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Lieinix christa ''Lieinix'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Dismorphiinae. It is native to the Americas. Species * '' Lieinix christa'' (Reissinger, 1970) * '' Lieinix cinerascens'' (Salvin, 1871) – bluish mimic-white * ''Lieinix lala'' (Godman & S ...

'' (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 tra ...

'' (Salvin, 1871) – bluish mimic-white * ''

Lieinix lala ''Lieinix'' is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the subfamily Dismorphiinae. It is native to the Americas. Species * ''Lieinix christa'' (Reissinger, 1970) * ''Lieinix cinerascens'' (Salvin, 1871) – bluish mimic-white * ''Lieinix lala'' (G ...

'' (Godman & Salvin, 1889) – dark mimic-white * ''

Lieinix neblina ''Lieinix'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Dismorphiinae. It is native to the Americas. Species * ''Lieinix christa'' (Reissinger, 1970) * ''Lieinix cinerascens'' (Salvin, 1871) – bluish mimic-white * ''Lieinix lala'' (Godman & Sal ...

'' J. Maza & R.G. Maza, 1984 – Guerrero mimic-white * ''

Lieinix nemesis ''Lieinix nemesis'', the frosted mimic-white, nemesis mimic white or falcate dismorphia, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico to Peru. The habitat consists of mid-elevation cloudforests. The wingspan is . Adults are s ...

'' (Latreille, 813 – frosted mimic-white * ''

Lieinix viridifascia ''Lieinix'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Dismorphiinae. It is native to the Americas. Species * ''Lieinix christa'' (Reissinger, 1970) * ''Lieinix cinerascens'' (Salvin, 1871) – bluish mimic-white * ''Lieinix lala'' (Godman & Sal ...

'' (Butler, 1872) – greenish mimic-white

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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 {{Pieridae-stub