Sylhet Three-spot GrassYellow
Eurema (Terias) blanda silhetana (Wallace, 1867) — തകര പാപ്പാത്തി Photographer: Pradeep Krishnan Malayalam Name: മുപ്പൊട്ടൻ മഞ്ഞപ്പാപ്പാത്തി/ തകര പാപ്പാത്തി Family:Pieridae Sub Family:Coliadinae Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moth) DISTRIBUTION: South East Asia, India STATUS: Common HABITAT : S HABIT: Exhibits seasonal polyphenism . It has a darker summer morph, triggered by a long day exceeding 13 hours in duration, while the shorter diurnal period of 12 hours or less induces a fairer morph in the post- monsoon period. IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: Wet form: Male. Upper-side lemon-yellow. Fore-wing with the outer marginal black band anteriorly broader than in Sri Lankan specimens of Eurema hecabe , the posterior end shorter and its inner edge outwardly oblique. Hind-wing with a moderately broad black outer band. Underside. Both wings with more or less defined ordinary markings of wet form. Fore-wing with three marks in the cell, i...