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Phrissura aegis | |
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Genus: | Phrissura |
Species: | P. aegis |
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Phrissura aegis | |
Phrissura is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species Phrissura aegis.
The following subspecies are recognized:
Papilio fuscus, the Canopus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found on Timor, northern Australia, and New Guinea.
Hasora, the awls, are a genus of skipper butterflies. Hasora species are found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.
Bibasis, the awlets, are a genus of skipper butterflies. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm. Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) state that Bibasis contains just three diurnal species, the remainder having been removed to Burara.
Poritia is a genus of lycaenid butterflies. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Poritia was erected by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Phalanta alcippe, the small leopard, is a butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed butterfly family found in Asia.
Orsotriaena medus is a butterfly found in south Asia, southeast Asia, and Australia. It is the only species in the genus Orsotriaena, first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858.
Faunis is a genus of Asian butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are among the butterflies commonly known as fauns. They are relatively small-sized amathusiins, subtly colored in soft browns and violets, and range from China to the Philippines and Sulawesi.
Caleta is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, mainly found in Southeast Asia. The common name Pierrot is used for some species.
Dacalana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus is distributed from Assam through Sundaland to Sulawesi, and is especially richly represented in the Philippines.
Arhopala anthelus, the anthelus bushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
Tajuria is an Indomalayan genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Surendra vivarna, the acacia blue, is a species of lycaenid or hairstreak butterfly found in Sri Lanka, India and the Indonesian islands as far as Sulawesi.
Halpe is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Cepora is a genus of butterflies, commonly called gulls, in the family Pieridae. The genus contains about 20 species shared between the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.
Rapala manea, slate flash, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in most of the Indomalayan realm.
Appias aegis, the forest white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in south-east Asia.
Rachana jalindra, the banded royal, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829.
Drupadia theda, the dark posy, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Terinos terpander, the royal Assyrian, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
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