White Orange-tip
Ixias marianne (Cramer, [1779]) വെൺ ചെഞ്ചിറകൻ Malayalam Name : വെൺ ചെഞ്ചിറകൻ Family : Pieridae Sub-family : Pierinae Tribe : Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION South Asia and South EastAsia STATUS: Not common HABITAT It is common in dry deciduous forests, scrub and fallow lands and found throughout the year. HABITS The characteristics of this species vary according to the season in which the eggs are laid IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Small to medium size Yellow and white butterfly with wingspan 50-70 mm. The species wingspan is between 50 and 55 mm. Wet-season brood The male has chalky-white wings with the apical half of the forewing and terminal margin of the hindwing broadly black. There is a bro...