Pontia shawii
| Shaw's dwarf | |
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| Illustration from Ferdinand Stoliczka's Yarkand collection | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Pontia |
| Species: | P. shawii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pontia shawii (Bates, 1873)
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Pontia shawii, 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.