37 Dakhan Yellow Orange-tip
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Ixias pyrene sesia (Fabricius, 1777) മഞ്ഞ ചെഞ്ചിറകൻ Malayalam Name : മഞ്ഞ 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 T ts IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Small to medium size Yellow and white butterfly with wingspan 50-70 mm. The species wingspan is between 50 and 55 mm. Dry-season brood: Male upperside: deep sulphur-yellow. Forewing: base and basal half of costa thickly irrorated with black scales; apical half of the wing black, with an enclosed, large, irregularly triangular, orange-coloured patch, the apex of which is mor...