Pieris deota

(Pieris deota)

Description

Pieris deota, the Kashmir white, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and central Asia. It is found in the north-western Himalayas in Ladakh at 760 m (2,490 ft) and in Tibet and the Pamirs, at altitudes of 3,700–4,300 m (12,100–14,100 ft).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Pieris
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