Catopsilia thauruma

Madagascar migrant
Scientific classification
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 Pieridae family. It is found on Madagascar, Mauritius and La Réunion.^[2] The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.

The larvae feed on Cassia siamea.

References

^ Catopsilia, Site of Markku Savela
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae

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[funet-1] Catopsilia, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae

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