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Appias aegis

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(Redirected from Phrissura aegis) Species of butterfly

Forest white
both P. a. cynis, Borneo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species: A. aegis
Binomial name
Appias aegis
(Felder, C & R Felder, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Pieris aegis C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Phrissura aegis
  • Pieris illana C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Pieris cynis Hewitson, 1866
  • Udaiana cynis f. androides Hagen, 1894
  • Udaiana cynis
  • Udaiana pryeri Distant, 1885
  • Udaiana cynis tiomana Moulton, 1923
  • Pieris polisma Hewitson, 1861
  • Phrissura aegis aegina Fruhstorfer, 1899

Appias aegis, the forest white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in south-east Asia.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Appias aegis aegis (Philippines: Mindanao)
  • Appias aegis illana (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Philippines: Luzon)
  • Appias aegis cynis (Hewitson, ) (Peninsular Malaya)
  • Appias aegis pryeri (Distant, 1885) (Pulau Tioman, Pulau Aur)
  • Appias aegis caepia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Palawan)
  • Appias aegis gerasa Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sula Islands)
  • Appias aegis polisma (Hewitson, ) (northern Sulawesi)
  • Appias aegis aegina (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (southern Sulawesi)

References

  1. ^ Appias aegis, Site of Markku Savela
Taxon identifiers
Appias aegis


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