Prioneris thestylis (Doubleday, 1842) is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Prioneris thestylis (Doubleday, 1842)

Prioneris thestylis (Doubleday, 1842)

Prioneris thestylis, the spotted sawtooth, is a small Pieridae butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Prioneris
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Prioneris thestylis (Doubleday, 1842)

Prioneris thestylis, commonly called the spotted sawtooth, is a small butterfly species. It belongs to Pieridae, the butterfly family that includes yellows and whites. This species occurs in India and Southeast Asia. The species was formally described by Doubleday in 1842, with the scientific name Prioneris thestylis.

Photo: (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cheongweei Gan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Prioneris

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

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