Gonepteryx mahaguru
| Gonepteryx mahaguru | |
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| 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
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