Elodina biaka | |
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Elodina biaka in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (figures 1, 2) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Elodina |
Species: | E. biaka |
Binomial name | |
Elodina biaka | |
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