Baltia (butterfly)

Butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Baltia

Baltia shawi, figures 2a and b
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Pieridae
Tribe:  | Pierini
Genus:  | Baltia
Moore, 1878

Baltia is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1878. The three species are found in the Himalayas.[1][2][3]

## Species

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* Baltia butleri (Moore, 1882)
* Baltia shawi (H. Bates, 1873)
* Baltia sikkima Fruhstorfer, 1903

## References

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1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 25, 2019). "Baltia Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Baltia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Baltia Moore, 1878". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

Taxon identifiers

Baltia|

* Wikidata: Q1760826
* Wikispecies: Baltia
* BioLib: 531566
* BOLD: 70581
* ButMoth: 3529.0
* CoL: 37QV
* EoL: 20060
* GBIF: 1919131
* LepIndex: 173804
* NCBI: 320287

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