Catopsilia florella

Catopsilia florella
male, Ghana
female
Aburi Botanical Gardens, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Catopsilia
Species: C. florella
Binomial name
Catopsilia florella
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio florella Fabricius, 1775
  • Colias pyrene Swainson, 1821
  • Callidryas hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
  • Callidryas rhadia Boisduval, 1836
  • Pontia marcellina Bertoloni, 1850
  • Catopsilia aleurona Butler, 1876
  • Catopsilia rufosparsa Butler, 1880
  • Callidryas swainsoni Westwood, 1881
  • Catopsilia florella ab. subpyrene Strand, 1911
  • Catopsilia florella florella f. inornata Dufrane, 1947
  • Catopsilia florella florella ab. biannulata Dufrane, 1947
  • Catopsilia florella florella ab. houzeaui Dufrane, 1947
  • Catopsilia florella f. peregrina Stoneham, 1957
  • Catopsilia florella f. duplicata Stoneham, 1957
  • Catopsilia florella f. wandriana Stoneham, 1957

Catopsilia florella, the African migrant, African emigrant, or common vagrant, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar), the Canary Islands, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, and China.

The wingspan is 54–60 mm for males and 56–66 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round. From South Africa, adults migrate from summer to autumn. They fly in a north-eastern direction.[2]

The larvae feed on Senna occidentalis, Senna septentrionalis, Senna petersiana, Senna italica, Cassia javanica, and Cassia fistula.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Catopsilia florella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. ↑ Martiré, J. & Rochat, D. (2008). Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles. Biotope.
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