Catasticta nimbice: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
- Genus
- Catasticta
- Species
- Catasticta nimbice
- Scientific Name
- Catasticta nimbice
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Catasticta nimbice
Catasticta nimbice, the pine white or Mexican dartwhite, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Costa Rica north to Mexico. Rare strays can be found as far north as the Chisos Mountains of western Texas.
The wingspan is 45–57 mm (1.8–2.2 in). Adults are on wing year round in Mexico. They have been recorded feeding on nectar from Fuchsia, Lantana and Senecio species in Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on parasitic mistletoes, including Struthanthus species and Phoradendron velutinum.
...Catasticta nimbice in languages:
- English
- Mexican Dartwhite
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Catasticta abiseo
- Catasticta affinis
- Catasticta albofasciata
- Catasticta anaitis
- Catasticta apaturina
- Catasticta arborardens
- Catasticta atahuallpa
- Catasticta aureomaculata
- Catasticta bithys
- Catasticta cerberus
- Catasticta chelidonis
- Catasticta chrysolopha
- Catasticta cinerea
- Catasticta coerulescens
- Catasticta colla
- Catasticta collina
- Catasticta cora
- Catasticta corcyra
- Catasticta ctemene
- Catasticta duida
- Catasticta eurigania
- Catasticta ferra
- Catasticta flisa
- Catasticta frontina
- Catasticta giga
- Catasticta grisea
- Catasticta hebra
- Catasticta hegemon
- Catasticta huebneri
- Catasticta lanceolata
- Catasticta leucophaea
- Catasticta ludovici
- Catasticta lycurgus
- Catasticta manco
- Catasticta modesta
- Catasticta nimbice
- Catasticta notha
- Catasticta oaxaca
- Catasticta paucartambo
- Catasticta pharnakia
- Catasticta philais
- Catasticta philodora
- Catasticta philone
- Catasticta pieris
- Catasticta pillcopata
- Catasticta pinava
- Catasticta poujadei
- Catasticta prioneris
- Catasticta pyrczi
- Catasticta radiata
- Catasticta reducta
- Catasticta revancha
- Catasticta scaeva
- Catasticta scurra
- Catasticta seitzi
- Catasticta sella
- Catasticta semiramis
- Catasticta sibyllae
- Catasticta sinapina
- Catasticta sisamnus
- Catasticta smithia
- Catasticta striata
- Catasticta suasa
- Catasticta superba
- Catasticta susiana
- Catasticta teutamis
- Catasticta teutila
- Catasticta theresa
- Catasticta thomasorum
- Catasticta toca
- Catasticta tomyris
- Catasticta tricolor
- Catasticta troezene
- Catasticta truncata
- Catasticta uricoecheae
- Catasticta vilcabamba
- Catasticta vulnerata
- Catasticta watkinsi
- Catasticta zamorana
Child Taxa
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