Cepora judith

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Cepora judith
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C. j. lea (male upper and underside, female)
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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

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

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


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