Catopsilia thauruma
Madagascar migrant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Catopsilia |
Species: | C. thauruma |
Binomial name | |
Catopsilia thauruma (Reakirt, 1866)[1] | |
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Catopsilia thauruma, the Madagascar migrant, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the Indian Ocean on Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion.[2] The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
The larvae feed on Cassia siamea.
References
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- ↑ Catopsilia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae
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