Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriès, 1859 is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriès, 1859

Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriès, 1859

Gonepteryx mahaguru, the lesser brimstone, is a medium-sized Pieridae butterfly native to Kashmir, Uttarakhand, China, Korea, and Japan.

Family
Genus
Gonepteryx
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriès, 1859

Gonepteryx mahaguru, commonly known as the lesser brimstone, is a medium-sized butterfly species. It belongs to the family Pieridae, which is the family of yellows and whites. This butterfly is native to Kashmir, Uttarakhand, China, Korea, and Japan.

Photo: (c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kim, Hyun-tae · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Gonepteryx

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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