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Monotypic butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Phrissura
Phrissura aegis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Phrissura
Butler, 1870
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:

  • P. a. aegis Philippines (Mindanao)
  • P. a. illana (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Philippines (Luzon)
  • P. a. cynis (Hewitson, ) Peninsular Malaya
  • P. a. pryeri (Distant, 1885) Pulau Tioman, Pulau Aur
  • P. a. caepia Fruhstorfer Philippines (Palawan)
  • P. a. gerasa Fruhstorfer, 1910 Sula Island
  • P. a. polisma (Hewitson, ) North Sulawesi
  • P. a. aegina Fruhstorfer, 1899 South Sulawesi

References

  1. Phrissura, funet.fi

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Taxon identifiers
Phrissura


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