Calopieris

Calopieris is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. It consists of only one species, Calopieris eulimene, which is found in Egypt (Gebel Elba Protected Area), Chad, Sudan, the Red Sea coast, western Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Calopieris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Teracolini
Genus: Calopieris
Aurivillius, 1898
Species:
C. eulimene
Binomial name
Calopieris eulimene
(Klug, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Pontia eulimene Klug, 1829
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