Ixias

Butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Ixias
Ixias reinwardtii baliensis, male, Indonesia
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Teracolini
Genus: Ixias
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Thestias Boisduval, [1836]

Ixias is a genus of pierid butterflies ranging from the Arabian Peninsula to the Philippines, mostly in the Indomalayan realm.

Species

  • Ixias flavipennis Grose-Smith, 1885
  • Ixias kuehni Röber, 1891
  • Ixias malumsinicum Thieme, 1897
  • Ixias marianne (Cramer, 1779)
  • Ixias paluensis Martin, 1914
  • Ixias piepersii (Snellen, 1877)
  • Ixias pyrene (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Ixias reinwardtii (van Vollenhoven, 1860)
  • Ixias venilia (Godart, 1819)
  • Ixias vollenhovii (Wallace, 1867)
  • Ixias weelei (van Eecke, 1912)
  • White orange tip (Ixias marianne) male
    White orange tip (Ixias marianne) male
  • White orange tip (Ixias marianne) female
    White orange tip (Ixias marianne) female
  • Ixias pyrene
    Ixias pyrene
  • Ixias pyrene insignis, Taiwan
    Ixias pyrene insignis, Taiwan
  • I. reinwardtii baliensis male, Indonesia
    I. reinwardtii baliensis male, Indonesia
  • I. reinwardtii lombokiana, Lombok
    I. reinwardtii lombokiana, Lombok
  • I. flavipennis flavipennis, Sumatra
    I. flavipennis flavipennis, Sumatra
  • Ixias paluensis, Sulawesi
    Ixias paluensis, Sulawesi

References

  • Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. India, A Lifescape. Hyderabad, India: Universities Press. ISBN 978-8173713545.
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