Gandaca harina

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Tree yellow
Close wing position of Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829 - Tree Yellow.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Gandaca
Species:
G. harina
Binomial name
Gandaca harina
(Horsfield, 1829)

Gandaca harina, the tree yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829. [1]

Gandaca harina distanti museum specimens from Malaya Hrinag.JPG
Gandaca harina distanti museum specimens from Malaya

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References

  1. Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 68. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN   978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Savela, Markku. "Gandaca harina (Horsfield, [1829])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.