Anteos clorinde
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Anteos |
| Species: | A. clorinde
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| Binomial name | |
| Anteos clorinde (Godart, [1824])
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Anteos clorinde, the white angled-sulphur or the ghost brimstone, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was originally described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1824.
Range
[edit]It is found in South America, Central America, and southern North America.
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The wingspan is 70–90 mm. The butterfly flies year round in the tropical parts of its range and from August to December in the north.
The larvae feed on Senna spectabilis.
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies are recognised:
- Anteos clorinde clorinde (Godart, 1824)
- Anteos clorinde nivifera (Frushstorfer, 1908) in Mexico
External links
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Categories:
- Coliadinae
- Lepidoptera of Mexico
- Butterflies of Central America
- Lepidoptera of Venezuela
- Lepidoptera of the United States
- Pieridae of South America
- Butterflies of Cuba
- Butterflies of Jamaica
- Butterflies described in 1824
- Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Godart
- Lepidoptera of Colombia
- Lepidoptera of Brazil
- Lepidoptera of Peru
- Fauna of Costa Rica
- Fauna of Panama
- Pieridae stubs