Colotis protractus

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Colotis protractus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. protractus
Binomial name
Colotis protractus
Butler, 1876 [1]
Blue Spotted Arab openwing, in Great Rann of Kutchh, India Blue spotted arab- Shan - GRK - 30xii19-6681.jpg
Blue Spotted Arab openwing, in Great Rann of Kutchh, India

Colotis protractus, The Blue Spotted Arab, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in North West India, Punjab and Balochistan. [1]

Subspecies

Blue Spotted Arab, Great Rann of Kutchh, India Blue spotted arab- Shan - GRK - 30xii19-6682.jpg
Blue Spotted Arab, Great Rann of Kutchh, India

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References

  1. 1 2 Colotis, Site of Markku Savela