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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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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References

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