Catopsilia florella

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Catopsilia florella
African migrant (Catopsilia florella) male.jpg
Male, Ghana
African migrant (Catopsilia florella) female.jpg
Female
Aburi Botanical Gardens, Ghana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Catopsilia
Species:
C. florella
Binomial name
Catopsilia florella
(Fabricius, 1775) [2]
Synonyms
  • Papilio florellaFabricius, 1775
  • Colias pyreneSwainson, 1821
  • Callidryas hyblaeaBoisduval, 1836
  • Callidryas rhadiaBoisduval, 1836
  • Pontia marcellinaBertoloni, 1850
  • Catopsilia aleuronaButler, 1876
  • Catopsilia rufosparsaButler, 1880
  • Callidryas swainsoniWestwood, 1881
  • Catopsilia florella ab. subpyreneStrand, 1911
  • Catopsilia florella florella f. inornataDufrane, 1947
  • Catopsilia florella florella ab. biannulataDufrane, 1947
  • Catopsilia florella florella ab. houzeauiDufrane, 1947
  • Catopsilia florella f. peregrinaStoneham, 1957
  • Catopsilia florella f. duplicataStoneham, 1957
  • Catopsilia florella f. wandrianaStoneham, 1957

Catopsilia florella, the African migrant, African emigrant, or common vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar), Arabia (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman) and the Canary Islands. Like Catopsilia pomona , this species also has a habit of migration. [3] Many early authors mentioned the presence of this species in Asia; [4] [5] but those were probably due to confusion arises as Catopsilia pyranthe females exhibit a lot of seasonal variations. [6] Catopsilia florella is not included as a species in India in any recent checklists. [7]

The wingspan is 54–60 mm for males and 56–66 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round. From South Africa, adults migrate from summer to autumn. They fly in a north-eastern direction. [8]

The larvae feed on Senna occidentalis , Senna septentrionalis , Senna petersiana , Senna italica , Cassia javanica , and Cassia fistula . [9]

References

  1. ↑ Armstrong, A.J.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Catopsilia florella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T174213A161331664. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T174213A161331664.en . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Catopsilia florella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ↑ Larsen, T. B. (1992). "Migration of Catopsilia florella in Botswana (Lepidoptera:Pieridae)". Tropical Lepidoptera. 3 (2): 11. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Bingham, C.T. (1907). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. II (1st ed.). London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd. pp. 223–224.
  5. ↑ Larsen, T. B. (1977). "Butterfly Migrations in the Nilgiri Hills of South India (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 74: 546–549. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Swinhoe, Charles (1905–1910). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. VII. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. pp. 90–94.
  7. ↑ Varshney, R.; Smetacek, P. A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India (2015 ed.). New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal and Indinov Publishing. p. 67.
  8. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  9. ↑ Martiré, J. & Rochat, D. (2008). Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles. Biotope.


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