Biology:Cepora judith

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Cepora judith
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C. j. lea (male upper and underside, female)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Cepora
Species:
C. judith
Binomial name
Cepora judith
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Papilio iudith Fabricius, 1787
  • Cepora iudith (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Pieris lea Doubleday, 1846
  • Cepora iudith lea (Doubleday,1846)
  • Cepora lea (Doubleday, 1846)
  • Huphina lea continentalis Rober, 1927
  • Papilio aspasia Stoll, [1790]
  • Huphina malaya Fruhstorfer, 1899
  • Huphina siamensis Butler, 1899
  • Cepora aora Pendlebury, 1933
  • Cepora talboti Corbet, 1937
  • Pieris jael Wallace, 1867
  • Pieris asterope Godart, 1819
  • Cepora asterope

Cepora judith, the Orange Gull, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It has no common name, although a subspecies is referred to as the orange gull. It is found in south-eastern Asia (see subspecies section).

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

Subspecies

  • C. j. judith (Java)
  • C. j. lea (Doubleday, 1846) (southern Burma)
  • C. j. malaya (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Singapore)
  • C. j. siamensis (Butler, 1899) (Thailand, Pulau Aur)
  • C. j. talboti Corbet, 1937 (Pulau Tioman)
  • C. j. amalia Vollenhoven, 1865 (Sumatra)
  • C. j. montana Fruhstorfer, 1899 (northern Borneo)
  • C. j. meridionalis Fruhstorfer, 1899 (south-eastern Borneo)
  • C. j. hespera Butler, 1899 (Sarawak, Labuan)
  • C. j. natuna Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Natuna Islands)
  • C. j. selma Weymer, 1885 (Nias)
  • C. j. ethel (Doherty, 1891) (Enggano)
  • C. j. naomi Wallace, 1867 (Lombok)
  • C. j. aga Fruhstorfer, 1902 (Sumbawa)
  • C. j. oberthueri Röber, 1892 (Flores)
  • C. j. eirene Doherty, 1891 (Sumba)
  • C. j. olga (Eschscholtz, 1821) (the Philippines )
  • C. j. anaitis Fruhstorfer, 1910 (north-western Luzon)
  • C. j. rhemia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Mindoro, Negros, Bohol)
  • C. j. poetelia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Cebu)
  • C. j. orantia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Mindanao)
  • C. j. olgina Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)
  • C. j. zisca Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Basilan)
  • C. j. irma Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Jolo)
  • C. j. phokaia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Balabac)
  • C. j. jael (Wallace, 1867) (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
  • ?C. j. emma Vollenhoven, 1865 (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan)
  • ?C. j. aspasina Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi)
  • ?C. j. hester Vollenhoven, 1865 (Waigeu)

Both Cepora aspasia and Cepora ethel are treated as a full species by some authors.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q556738 entry