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 ...
. The only species is the straight-line sulphur (''Rhabdodryas trite'').
''R. trite''
puddles
A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface. It can form either by pooling in a depression on the surface, or by surface tension upon a flat surface.
A puddle is generally shallow enough to walk through, and too sma ...
with other yellows and sulphurs including the statira sulphur (''
Aphrissa statira
''Aphrissa statira'', the statira sulphur, is a species of Lepidoptera in the family ''Pieridae''. The species is a medium-sized yellow butterfly, with females more pale than males. They are found from southern regions of Florida and Texas throug ...
'') and apricot sulphur (''
Phoebis argante
''Phoebis argante'', the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Description
''Phoebis argante'' has a wingspan of about . The uppersides of the male's wings are bright orange with a thin black or dark bro ...
.
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Puddling sulphur butterflies.JPG, Puddling, Cristalino River<br/>Southern Amazon, Brazil
Puddling butterflies.JPG, Puddling, Cristalino River
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