Gonepteryx mahaguru
| Lesser brimstone | |
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| 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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