Gonepteryx mahaguru
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| Gonepteryx mahaguru | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Gonepterini |
| Genus: | Gonepteryx |
| Species: | G. mahaguru |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 | |
The Lesser Brimstone, Gonepteryx mahaguru, is a medium sized butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is native to the Kashmir, Uttarakhand, China, Korea, and Japan.
References
- Collins, N. M. & Morris, M. G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6
- Evans, W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
- Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha, J. C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
- Kunte,Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
- Wynter-Blyth, M. A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
See also
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