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Catopsilia thauruma

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Species of butterfly

Madagascar migrant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Catopsilia
Species: C. thauruma
Binomial name
Catopsilia thauruma
(Reakirt, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Callidryas thauruma Reakirt, 1866
  • Callidryas fiaduma Hewitson, 1867
  • Eronia grandidieri Mabille, 1877
  • Catopsilia decipiens Butler, 1880
  • Catopsilia grandidieri var. mauritania Le Cerf, 1916
  • Catopsilia mabillei Neustetter, 1929

Catopsilia thauruma, the Madagascar migrant, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean on Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.

The larvae feed on Cassia siamea.

References

  1. Catopsilia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
Taxon identifiers
Catopsilia thauruma


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