Phrissura

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Phrissura
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Phrissura aegis
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Phrissura

Butler, 1870 [1]
Species:
P. aegis
Binomial name
Phrissura aegis
(C. & R. Felder, 1861)

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:

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References

  1. Phrissura, funet.fi