Gonepteryx maderensis

Madeira brimstone
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Gonepteryx
Species:
G. maderensis
Binomial name
Gonepteryx maderensis
Felder, 1862[2]

Gonepteryx maderensis, the Madeira brimstone, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Madeira. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ↑ van Swaay, C.; Ellis, S.; Warren, M. (2025). "Gonepteryx maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T39485A211437852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T39485A211437852.en.
  2. ↑ Felder, C. (1862). "Verzeichnis der von den Naturforschern der k.k. Fregatte "Novara" gesammelten Macrolepidopteren". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 12: 473–496.