Appias aegis

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Forest white
Forest White (Phrissura aegis cynis).jpg
Forest White (Phrissura aegis cynis) B.jpg
both P. a. cynis, Borneo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. aegis
Binomial name
Appias aegis
Synonyms
  • Pieris aegisC. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Phrissura aegis
  • Pieris illanaC. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Pieris cynisHewitson, 1866
  • Udaiana cynis f. androidesHagen, 1894
  • Udaiana cynis
  • Udaiana pryeriDistant, 1885
  • Udaiana cynis tiomanaMoulton, 1923
  • Pieris polismaHewitson, 1861
  • Phrissura aegis aeginaFruhstorfer, 1899

Appias aegis, the forest white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in south-east Asia.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Appias aegis, Site of Markku Savela


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