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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo

SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

-Yellows and Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

-Genus Eurema

-Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)


Anteos maerula, Yellow Angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. Resident from Peru to Mexico. Wingspan: Approximately 75–105 mm (3–4 inches), making it one of the larger sulphur butterflies. The angular forewing gives the species its common name, making it distinguishable from other sulphur butterflies.

Yellow-angled Sulphur

Anteos maerula

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