40 Sahyadri Great Orange-tip
H ebomoia 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 DIST RIBUTION 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 Female by Anila Manalil by Anila Manalil photo: Anila Manalil Female...