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Scientific Name : Appias lalage
Family : Pieridae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Grasslands,gardens
Description : In the wet-season brood, male butterflies have greyish-white upper sides with a black band on the fore-wings that curves and encloses white spots. Females have a black upper side with a greyish-white patch on the fore-wing.
The dry-season brood of males is smaller with narrower black bands on the fore-wings. Females have black bands with disconnected markings on the upper sides.
There's also an intermediate form with variations in markings on both males and females. Dry-season males are smaller with less prominent black bands on the upper side.
The dry-season brood of males is smaller with narrower black bands on the fore-wings. Females have black bands with disconnected markings on the upper sides.
There's also an intermediate form with variations in markings on both males and females. Dry-season males are smaller with less prominent black bands on the upper side.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Eurema hecabe
(Common Grass Yellow) -
Hebomoia glaucippe
(Great Orange Tip) -
Eurema brigitta
(Small Grass Yellow) -
Eurema blanda
(Three-spot Grass Yellow) -
Appias indra
(Plain Puffin) -
Appias albina
(Common Albatross) -
Pontia daplidice
(Bath White) -
Eurema laeta
(Spotless Grass Yellow) -
Pareronia ceylanica
(Dark Wanderer) -
Gandaca harina
(Tree Yellow)
References:
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, books.google.com/books?id=cuPPjOMcu_4Cphoto credit:naturemates(www.inaturalist.org/people/naturemates),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, books.google.com/books?id=cuPPjOMcu_4Cphoto credit:naturemates(www.inaturalist.org/people/naturemates),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.