Melete

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Pierini
Subtribus: Aporiina
Genus: Melete
Species:

M. calymnia – M. leucadia – M. leucanthe – M. lycimnia – M. polyhymnia – M. salacia
References

Williams, M.C., 2008: Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea

Melete is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. The genus was erected by William John Swainson in 1831.[1][2][3]
Species

Melete calymnia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
Melete leucadia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
Melete leucanthe (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861)
Melete lycimnia (Cramer, 1777)
Melete polyhymnia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
Melete salacia (Godart, 1819)

References

Savela, Markku (May 31, 2018). "Melete Swainson, 1831". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melete". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melete Swainson, 1831". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 27, 2020.