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Gonepteryx Leach, [1815]

Gonepteryx Leach, [1815]; in Brewster, Edinburgh Ency. 9 (1): 127, TS: Papilio rhamni Linnaeus
Gonoptera Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 76 (unjust. emend.)
Rhodocera Boisduval & Leconte, [1830]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (7/8): 70, TS: Papilio rhamni Linnaeus
Goniapteryx Westwood, 1840; Introd. Class. Ins. 2 : 87 (1839) (unjust. emend., preocc. Goniapteryx Perty, 1833)
Goniopteryx Wallengren, 1853; Skand. Dagfjär.: 145 (unjust. emend.)
Goniopteryx Burmeister, 1878; Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5: 75, 104 (unjust. emend.)
Gonopteryx Schatz, [1886]; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. Bd 1 (Th. 2, Lief. 2): 68 (unjust. emend.)
Gonepteryx, Pieridae Holarcticae [Heiner Ziegler]
Gonepteryx ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 11

Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)

NAF, EU, Russia, Asia Minor, Syria, Siberia. See [About maps] Sitruunaperhonen Brimstone Common Brimstone Citronfjäril Zitronenfalter Le Citron Limonera Latolistek cytrynek
Papilio rhamni Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 470, TL: Sweden
Gonepteryx rhamni, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Gonepteryx rhamni, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Gonepteryx rhamni, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Gonepteryx rhamni, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Gonepteryx rhamni, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Gonepteryx rhamni, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Gonepteryx rhamni, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Gonepteryx rhamni ; [BRU, 180]; [EWB]; [BOW: pl. 4, f. 15]; [BOR, 168]; [MRS, 229]; [Otakar Kudrna]

450x315 (~38Kb) underside Plymbridge woods, Devon, UK 20/07/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	298x427 (~18Kb) male female A pine forest at Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, W SIberia, Russia. 23rd June 1996 (A male (yellow) and a female (white) playing), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	700x485 (~31Kb) larva Järvenpää 670:39, 08.07.1977, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen
800x523 (~37Kb) pupa Järvenpää 670:39, 27.07.1975, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	800x615 (~49Kb) underside male FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki, 14.8.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	800x626 (~52Kb) underside female FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 8.8.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
1200x949 (~145Kb) underside Russia, Udmurtia, Izhevsk (parklike areas along shore of "Izhevsky Prud"), 5.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela	737x697 (~71Kb) underside A swamp on the Ob' River right bank floodland betwen Nizhnyaya El'tsovka and Pravye Chemy at Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 9th August 1998 (on Lythrum salicaria), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	601x400 (~40Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
601x400 (~33Kb) pupa Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	400x601 (~43Kb) underside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	623x831 (~82Kb) underside Sweden, Ekebo, Julita, 8.8.2003, Photo © Leif Wahlberg
800x600 (~66Kb) upperside female Sweden, Ekebo, Julita, 8.8.2003, Photo © Leif Wahlberg	705x696 (~117Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 14.8.2006 © D. Smirnov	900x684 (~82Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 13.9.1998 (6 rhamni, Vanessa atalanta, Inachis io and one fly), Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Rhamnus frangula, R. cathartica [SPRK], Frangula alnus [Oleg Kosterin], Rhamnus dahuricus (virgatus), Vaccinium spp. [MRS]

G. r. rhamni

Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 11, pl. 13, f. 8-9

G. r. transiens Verity, 1913

SEU, Caucasus Major, W.Siberia

G. r. nana Wnukowsky, 1935

Altai, S.Siberia, Transbaikalia

G. r. meridionalis Röber, 1907

Armenian Highland, N.Africa Gonepteryx rhamni f. meridionalis Röber, 1907; in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 1: 61, TL: Algeria and S.Asia Minor
Gonepteryx rhamni meridionalis ; [BMAT: 19, pl. 7, f. 29-33]

Larva on Rhamnus sp., Rhamnus alaternus [BMAT]

G. r. miljanowskii Nekrutenko, 1966

Caucasus Minor

G. r. tianschanica Nekrutenko, 1970

N.Tian-Shan, Transbaikalia, Dzhungarsky Alatau Gonepteryx rhamni tianschanica Nekrutenko, 1970; J. Lep. Soc. 24: 218
Gonepteryx rhamni tianschanica ; [BRU, 180 (spell.?)]
Gonepteryx rhamni tianshanica ; [MRS, 229 (spell.?)]

G. r. carnipennis Butler

Gonepteryx rhamni carnipennis ; [MRS, 229]

G. r. concolor Mell

Gonepteryx rhamni concolor ; [MRS, 229]

Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767)

Madeira, Canary Islands, NAF, SEU, Syria. See [About maps] Cleopatra Citron de Provence Cleopatra Sydlig citronfjäril
Papilio cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 765, TL: Barbaria [Algeria]
Gonepteryx cleopatra, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Gonepteryx cleopatra, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Gonepteryx cleopatra, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Gonepteryx cleopatra ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 4, f. 14]; [Otakar Kudrna]

450x378 (~35Kb) underside El Bosque, Andalucia, Spain 08/04/96, Photo © Simon Coombes

G. c. cleopatra

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Rhodocera cleopatra var. italica Gerhard, 1882; Berl. ent. Z. 26: 125, TL: Italy
Gonepteryx cleopatra f. mauretanica Röber, 1907; in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 1: 71, TL: Batna (Algeria)
Gonepteryx cleopatra f. bicolorata Chnéour, 1947; Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Afr. N. 38: 22, TL: Tunisia
Gonepteryx cleopatra cleopatra ; [BMAT: 20, pl. 7, f. 25-28]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 12, pl. 14, f. 1

600x435 (~33Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Azourki, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

600x435 (~20Kb) underside male Morocco, Djebel Tazzeka, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Larva on Rhamnus alaternus, R. myrtifolia, R. oleoides [BMAT]

G. c. europaea Verity, 1913²

cleopatra europaea Verity, 1913²; , TL: Florence
Gonepteryx cleopatra europaea ; [H&R, 66]

G. c. ssp.

Gonepteryx cleopatra ssp.[?] ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 12, pl. 14, f. 2-3 (Olymbos, Pantadaktylos, Cyprus)

G. c. palmae Stamm, 1963²

Canary Islands cleopatra palmae Stamm, 1963²; , TL: Canary Islands, La Palma
Gonepteryx cleopatra palmae, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Gonepteryx cleopatra palmae ; [H&R, 67]
Gonepteryx palmae palmae ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 12, pl. 13, f. 17

Gonepteryx farinosa (Zeller, 1847)

SEEU, Asia Minor, Syria, Iran, Transcaucasia - Pamirs-Alai, Himalaya. See [About maps] Powdered Brimstone
farinosa (Zeller, 1847); Isis, 1847: 5, TL: Fethiye, Mugla Prov., Turkey
Gonepteryx farinosa, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Gonepteryx farinosa ; [BRU, 180]; [EBW]; [BMAT: 106 (Tunisia 1929)]
Gonepteryx farisona ; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Rhamnus, Ziziphus, Paliurus [BRU, Nekrutenko, 1990]

G. f. farinosa

Gonepteryx farinosa farinosa ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 11, pl. 13, f. 10

G. f. turcirana de Freina, 1982

Caucasus Minor, Armenian Highland

G. f. meridiorana de Freina, 1982

Kopet-Dagh

G. f. chitralensis Moore, 1906

Ghissar, S.Ghissar, Alai, Darvaz, W.Pamirs

Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857

E.China, Korea, Japan, Kashmir - Kumaon. See [About maps] Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857; Achthundert und zwanzig ... Unbeschreiben Insekten: 93
?zaneka Moore²
Gonepteryx zaneka ; [BOW: pl. 160, f. 24]
Gonepteryx mahaguru ; [EBW]; [BOR, 167]; [MRS, 227]

G. m. aspasia (Ménétriés, 1859)

Amur, Ussuri ?aspasia (Ménétriés, 1859); in Schrenck, Reise Forschungen Amur-Lande 2 (1): 38, TL: Amur region
?aspasia (Ménétriés, 1859); Bull. phys.-math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb., 17: 213
Gonepteryx aspasia, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Gonepteryx aspasia ; [BRU, 181]
?Gonepteryx aspasia ; [EBW]
Gonepteryx mahaguru aspasia ; [MRS, 227]

Larva on Rhamnus davurica [BRU, Graeser, 1888]

?G. m. niphonia Bollow, 1930

Japan Gonepteryx aspasia niphonia ;

G. m. taiwana Paravicini

Taiwan Gonepteryx mahaguru taiwana ; [BOR, 167]; [MRS, 227]
Gonepteryx taiwana ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 11, pl. 13, f. 15

G. m. alvinda (Blanchard, 1871)

Tibet, Yunnan Rhodocera alvinda Blanchard, 1871; C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., 72: 810
Gonepteryx alvinda ; [EBW]
Gonepteryx magaguru alvinda ; Huang, 2001

Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885

NE.China - Korea, Japan, Amur, Ussuri, Japan. See [About maps] Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 15: 407, TL: Japan
Gonepteryx maxima; [BRU, 181]
Gonepteryx maxima, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Gonepteryx rhamni maxima ;

Larva on Rhamnus ussuriensis [BRU, Graeser, 1888]

G. m. amurensis Graeser, 1888

Amur, Ussuri

Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871

W.China, Taiwan. See [About maps] Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871; C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., 72: 810, TL: Tibet, Mou-pin
Gonepteryx amintha, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Gonepteryx amintha, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Gonepteryx amintha ; [BRU, 181]; [EBW]; [MRS, 229]

Larva on Rhamnus dahuricus [MRS]

G. a. limonia Mell, 1943

S.Ussuri, Yunnan Gonepteryx amintha limonia ; [MRS, 229]

G. a. murayamae Nekrutenko

Gonepteryx amintha murayamae ; [MRS, 229]

G. a. thibetana Nekrutenko, 1968

Gonepteryx amintha thibetana ; [MRS, 229]
Gonepteryx amintha tibetana[sic] ; Huang, 2001, [NEN51]

G. a. formosana Fruhstorfer

Gonepteryx amintha formosana ; [MRS, 229]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 11, pl. 13, f. 14

Larva on Rhamnus formosana, R. liukuiensis, Cassia surattenis [MRS]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BMAT]

Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[BRU]

Tuzov, Bogdanov, Devyatkin, Kaabak, Korolev, Murzin, Samodurov, Tarasov, 1997; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae; Volume 1

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[H&R]

Higgins, L.G, Riley, N.D, 1970; A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Heiner Ziegler]

Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch

[Ilya Osipov]

The insects from former USSR for collectors Web site; e-mail: Ilya Osipov; http://www.osipov.org/insects/

[Jean Delacre]

http://homepage.mac.com/jdelacre

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[Leif Wahlberg]

Julita, Sweden; e-mail: Leif Wahlberg

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[Mario Maier]

Europäische Schmetterlinge; e-mail: Mario Maier

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[Michel Tarrier]

Michel R. Tarrier; Malaga, Spain; http://www.tarrier.org

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[Pertti Pakkanen]

e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Simon Coombes]

1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Blanchard, 1871

Remarques sur la faune de la principauté thibétaine du Mou-pin C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., 72: 807-813

Boisduval & Leconte, [1830]

Histoire générale et iconographie des lépidoptères et des chenilles de l'Amérique septentrionale Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (1): 1-16. pl. 1-3 (1829), (2): 17-24, pl. 4-6 (1829), (3/4): 25-40, pl. 7-12 ([1830]), (5/6): 41-56, pl. 13-18 ([1830]), (7/8): 57-80, pl. 19-24 ([1830]), (9/10): 81-100, pl. 25-30 (1833), (11-22): 101-196, pl. 31-65 ([1835]), (23-26): 197-228, pl. 66-78 ([1837])

Burmeister, 1878

Description physique de la République Argentine d'après des observations personelles et étrangeres. 5. Lépidoptères. Première partie. Contenant les diurnes, crépusculaires et bombycoïdes Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5: vi, 526pp

Butler, 1885

On three new species of Gonepteryx from India, Japan and Syria Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 15: 406-408

Hübner, 1824

Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 3 [1824-] 1825 [-1831] Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-40, [41-48] (1827 - 1831), pl. [70-100], f. 401-582 (1824), pl. [101-103], f. 583-582 (1825)

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: -

Linnaeus, 1767

Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, .... Editio Duocecima Reformata. Tom. 1. Part II. Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): -,533-1327

Ménétriés, 1859

Lépidoptères de la Sibérie orientale et en particulier des rives de l'Amour Bull. phys.-math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb., 17: 212-221

Ménétriés, 1859

Lépidoptères de la Sibérie orientale et en particulier des rives de l'Amour in Schrenck, Reise Forschungen Amur-Lande 2 (1): 1-75, pl. 1-5

Westwood, 1840

An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on natural habits and corresponding organization of the different families Introd. Class. Ins. 2 : 1-352 (1839), 353-587 (1840)

Winhard, 2000

Pieridae I Butterflies of the world, 10: (1) 40pp, (2) 48pls

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Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.