Baltia shawi

Shaw's dwarf
Illustration from Ferdinand Stoliczka's Yarkand collection
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Baltia
Species:
B. shawi
Binomial name
Baltia shawi
(Bates, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Mesapia shawii Bates, 1873

Baltia shawi, the Shaw's dwarf, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found at high altitudes in Central Asia.

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