Biology:Catopsilia thauruma

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Madagascar migrant
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Catopsilia
Species:
C. thauruma
Binomial name
Catopsilia thauruma
(Reakirt, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Callidryas thauruma Reakirt, 1866
  • Callidryas fiaduma Hewitson, 1867
  • Eronia grandidieri Mabille, 1877
  • Catopsilia decipiens Butler, 1880
  • Catopsilia grandidieri var. mauritania Le Cerf, 1916
  • Catopsilia mabillei Neustetter, 1929

Catopsilia thauruma, the Madagascar migrant, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean on Madagascar , Mauritius and Réunion.[2] The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.

The larvae feed on Cassia siamea.

References

  1. ↑ Catopsilia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_coliadinae.doc. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2942982 entry




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