Baltia shawi

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Shaw's Dwarf

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Baltia
Species:	B. shawi

Binomial name

Baltia shawi
(Bates, 1873)

Shaw's Dwarf , Baltia shawi is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found at high altitude in India.

[edit] References

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