Prioneris thestylis
| Spotted sawtooth | |
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| Dry-season forms | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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
In Jayanti river bed, Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
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