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Cepora abnormis

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Papuan gull
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C. abnormis
Binomial name
Cepora abnormis
(Wallace, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tachyris abnormis Wallace, 1867
  • Delias abnormis
  • Delias abnormis var. euryxantha Honrath, 1892

Cepora abnormis, the Papuan gull, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Indonesia.[1]

The larvae feed on Capparis zippeliana.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Cepora abnormis abnormis (West Irian to New Guinea)
  • Cepora abnormis euryxantha (Honrath, 1892) (New Guinea to Papua New Guinea)

References

  1. ^ a b c Cepora, Site of Markku Savela