Prioneris sita

Painted sawtooth
Mud-puddling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Prioneris
Species:
P. sita
Binomial name
Prioneris sita
C. Felder, 1865

Prioneris sita, the painted sawtooth,[1][2] is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in south India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 79. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Prioneris sita (C. & R. Felder, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.