Phoebis philea, LINNAEUS OF CRAMER, 1777

Chainey, John E., 2005, The species of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera) described by Cramer and Stoll and their putative type material in the Natural History Museum in London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3), pp. 283-337 : 329

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00184.x
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7118C352-FFDC-FF8B-FC26-FB71FAF3F919
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scientific name	Phoebis philea
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Treatment

PHILEA LINNAEUS OF CRAMER, 1777 View in CoL

Pap[ilio] Dan[aus] Cand[idus] philea, Cramer, 1777: 117 , 150, pl.173, figs E, F [original plate 149, figs C, C]. No locality.

Papilio View in CoL Danaus View in CoL Candidus philea, Stoll, 1782b: 5 [No. 9].

Material examined. 1 ♂, with Felder label ‘ Surinam Lenep’ ( BMNH (E)#665066) is a good match for original plate 149, figs C, C, except that the discal spots on the underside are smaller and lack pale centre; the thorax is damaged, possibly re-pinned .

Identity. Phoebis philea (Linnaeus, 1763) .