Prioneris thestylis

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Spotted sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis dsf 539.png
Dry-season forms
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Prioneris
Species:
P. thestylis
Binomial name
Prioneris thestylis
Doubleday, 1842

Prioneris thestylis, the spotted sawtooth, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India and Southeast Asia.

Wet-season forms Prioneris thestylis wsf 538.png
Wet-season forms
In Jayanti river bed, Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India WLB Sawtooth Spotted - BTR 24.03.2016.tif
In Jayanti river bed, Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India

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