Cepora judith

Cepora judith
	C. j. lea (male upper and underside, female)
Scientific classification
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 iudithFabricius, 1787; Cepora iudith(Fabricius, 1787); Pieris leaDoubleday, 1846; Cepora iudith lea(Doubleday,1846); Cepora lea(Doubleday, 1846); Huphina lea continentalisRober, 1927; Papilio aspasiaStoll, [1790]; Huphina malayaFruhstorfer, 1899; Huphina siamensisButler, 1899; Cepora aoraPendlebury, 1933; Cepora talbotiCorbet, 1937; Pieris jaelWallace, 1867; Pieris asteropeGodart, 1819; Cepora asterope;

Last updated May 10, 2025

Cepora judith 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. talbotiCorbet, 1937 (Pulau Tioman)
C. j. amaliaVollenhoven, 1865 (Sumatra)
C. j. montanaFruhstorfer, 1899 (northern Borneo)
C. j. meridionalisFruhstorfer, 1899 (south-eastern Borneo)
C. j. hesperaButler, 1899 (Sarawak, Labuan)
C. j. natunaFruhstorfer, 1899 (Natuna Islands)
C. j. selmaWeymer, 1885 (Nias)
C. j. ethel(Doherty, 1891) (Enggano)
C. j. naomiWallace, 1867 (Lombok)
C. j. agaFruhstorfer, 1902 (Sumbawa)
C. j. oberthueriRöber, 1892 (Flores)
C. j. eireneDoherty, 1891 (Sumba)
C. j. olga(Eschscholtz, 1821) (the Philippines)
C. j. anaitisFruhstorfer, 1910 (north-western Luzon)
C. j. rhemiaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Mindoro, Negros, Bohol)
C. j. poeteliaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Cebu)
C. j. orantiaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Mindanao)
C. j. olginaStaudinger, 1889 (Palawan)
C. j. ziscaFruhstorfer, 1899 (Basilan)
C. j. irmaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Jolo)
C. j. phokaiaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Balabac)
C. j. jael(Wallace, 1867) (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
?C. j. emmaVollenhoven, 1865 (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan)
?C. j. aspasinaFruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi)
?C. j. hesterVollenhoven, 1865 (Waigeu)

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

External links

C. j. lea info

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Cepora judith

C. j. lea (male upper and underside, female)
Scientific classification
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 iudithFabricius, 1787 Cepora iudith(Fabricius, 1787) Pieris leaDoubleday, 1846 Cepora iudith lea(Doubleday,1846) Cepora lea(Doubleday, 1846) Huphina lea continentalisRober, 1927 Papilio aspasiaStoll, [1790] Huphina malayaFruhstorfer, 1899 Huphina siamensisButler, 1899 Cepora aoraPendlebury, 1933 Cepora talbotiCorbet, 1937 Pieris jaelWallace, 1867 Pieris asteropeGodart, 1819 Cepora asterope