Biology:Prioneris thestylis

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Spotted sawtooth
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Dry-season forms
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Prioneris
Species:
P. thestylis
Binomial name
Prioneris thestylis
Doubleday, 1842

Prioneris thestylis, the spotted sawtooth, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India and Southeast Asia.

Wet-season forms

File:WLB Sawtooth Spotted - BTR 24.03.2016.tif

References

  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2356474 entry