Oriental Common Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758)-വാക പാപ്പാത്തി DRY FORM Photo: Anila Manalil Malayalam Name: വാക പാപ്പാത്തി Family: Papilionidae Sub Family: Papilioninae Tribe : Papilionini Order : Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moth) DISTRIBUTION Species found through out Asia, Africa and Australia. The Sub species hecabe seen throughout India and Andaman. STATUS Common HABITAT open grass and scrub habitats HABITS They are found flying close to the ground. 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: Small sized yellow butterfly with wingspan 40–50mm. Similar in size with Common Emigrant, but with black Mottled marks. Male : Underside (ventral surface): yellow, generally a ...