Prioneris

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Prioneris
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Prioneris cornelia - Sabah, Malaysia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Prioneris
Wallace, 1867 [1]
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Prioneris is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae found in the Indomalayan realm.

Species

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References

  1. Prioneris, funet.fi