Pontia shawii

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

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.