Aporia acraea

Aporia acraea is a butterfly species in family Pieridae.[2] It was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1885 as Pieris acraea and occurs in China.[1]

Aporia acraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Aporia
Species:
A. acraea
Binomial name
Aporia acraea
(Oberthür, 1885)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Pieris acraea Oberthür, 1885

Subspecies

The following subspecies exist:[1]

  • Aporia acraea acraea (Oberthür, 1885)
  • Aporia acraea lotis (Leech, 1890)
  • Aporia acraea wolongensis Yoshino, 1995

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Aporia". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aporia acraea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
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