Catopsilia pyranthe (lat.) - a species of Lepidoptera insects from the family of whites . Distributed in Southeast Asia , from Sri Lanka to the Solomon Islands and in Australia ( Lord Howe Island , Victoria and South Australia ) [2] .
| Catopsilia pyranthe |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Squadron : | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Infrastructure : | Butterflies |
| Treasure : | Double-breasted |
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| International scientific name |
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Catopsilia pyranthe ( Linnaeus , 1758 ) |
| Synonyms |
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- Papilio pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 [1]
- Catopsilia pythias Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 [1]
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| Subspecies |
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- Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Catopsilia pyranthe minna (Herbst, 1792)
- Catopsilia pyranthe chryseis (Drury, 1773)
- Catopsilia pyranthe crokera (Macleay, 1826)
- Catopsilia pyranthe evangelina (Butler, 1870)
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The wingspan of the butterflies is about 50 mm [2] . Caterpillars are cylindrical, green with a yellow stripe on each side and black dots on the head. Adult tracks are 40 mm long [2] .
Caterpillars feed on representatives of the Caesalpin family - Cassia brewsteri , Senna planitiicola , Senna barclayana , Senna alata , Senna venusta , Senna aciphylla , Cassia didymobotrya and Cassia fistula [2] .
