Indian Pioneer
Belenois aurota aurota (Fabricius, 1793) കരിര വെളുമ്പൻ Malayalam Name : കരിര വെളുമ്പൻ Family : Pieridae Sub-family : Pierinae Tribe : Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION F ound inSouth Asia, and Africa. STATUS: It is uncommon, but not considered to be threatened as a species HABITAT HABITS Wet and Dry season forms varies. IDENTIFICATION FEATURES LARVAL HOST PLANTS Capparis baducca, C. brevispina, C. decidua, C. divaricata, C. pyrifolia, C. sepiaria, C. spinosa, C. zeylanica, Maerua oblongifolia, M. cylindrocarpa, Cadaba fruticosa (Capparaceae); Jasminum multiflorum (Oleaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ