Gonepteryx mahaguru

Lesser brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru aspasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Gonepterini
Genus: Gonepteryx
Species: G. mahaguru
Binomial name
Gonepteryx mahaguru
Gistel, 1857

Gonepteryx mahaguru, the lesser brimstone, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is native to the Kashmir, Uttarakhand, China, Korea, and Japan.

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References

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