"Emigrant butterfly" redirects here. For other butterflies with this name, see Catopsilia.
Catopsilia pomona
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Catopsilia
Species:
C. pomona
Binomial name
Catopsilia pomona
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Catopsila crocale
Catopsilia pomona, the common emigrant[1][2] or lemon emigrant,[2] is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in Asia and parts of Australia.[1][2] The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Some early authors considered them as two distinct species Catopsilia crocale and Catopsilia pomona.[3]
^ abVarshney, R.; Smetacek, P. A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India (2015 ed.). New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal and Indinov Publishing. p. 67.
^ abcSavela, Markku. "Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
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