Painted Sawtooth
Prioneris sita (Felder & Felder, 1865) Anila Manalil, Painted Sawtooth Malayalam Name : കാട്ടു വിലാസിനി Common Name : Painted Sawtooth Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Pieridae Sub Family : Pierinae Tribe : Scientific Name : Prioneris sita DIST RIBUTION Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. Prioneris sita is only found in a small stretch of the Western Ghats, ranging from West-Central Karnataka , to the Nilgiris and Wayanad , south to Nilambur . It is a rare visitor to Travancore . STATUS: Endemic to Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. HABITAT Endemic to Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. HABITS It mimics Common Jezebel, but mud puddles unlike Jezebel. IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Medium size white butter fly with wingspan 85-90 mm. Upperside : White with a slight green...