Phrissura

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species P. aegis

Similar Saletara liberia, Phulia, Eurema lacteola, Leodonta, Mycalesis fuscum

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, [1866]) 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, [1861]) North Sulawesi

P. a. aegina Fruhstorfer, 1899 South Sulawesi

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