40 Sahyadri Great Orange-tip

Hebomoia glaucippe australis Butler, 1898 വൻ ചെഞ്ചിറകൻ



Great Orange-tip- Upperside-Anila Manalil

Malayalam Name 

:

വൻ ചെഞ്ചിറകൻ

Family 

:

Pieridae

Sub-family             

:

Pierinae

Tribe                     

: 

Leptociaini

Order

:

Lepidoptera


DISTRIBUTION
               South Asia, South East Asia, South China
HABITS
A peptide toxin,glacontryphan-M,is present in the wings of this species act  as a defence against predators.
IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES
large size white and orange butterfly with wingspan 80-100 mm. 
SIMILAR SPECIES  Con
LARVAL HOST PLANTS
Capparis spp., Capparis cleghornii, C. moonii, C. sepiaria, C. spinosa, C. zeylanica, Crateva adansonii, Crateva religiosa (Capparaceae).

LIFE CYCLE


MORE IMAGES

Great Orange-tip
Female by Anila Manalil
Great Orange-tip
by Anila Manalil
Great Orange-tip
photo: Anila Manalil



Female 

Male



Courtesy 
Write up:Wikipaedia
Images: TNHS

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