Catopsilia thauruma
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Madagascar migrant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Catopsilia |
Species: | C. thauruma
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Binomial name | |
Catopsilia thauruma | |
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Catopsilia thauruma, the Madagascar migrant, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.