Catopsilia scylla cornelia
Fabricius 1787 - The Orange Emigrant
Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan.
An unmistakeable species, even when flying. It has pale cream forewings and bright orange hindwings which show up clearly, even from a distance. The underside is uniformly orange with thin darker submarginal lines on each wing.
This is the rarest of the three Catopsilia species found here. It is less likely to be found in gardens, preferring leafy roadside edges.
Flight Period
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Wingspan
50 - 60mm
Early Stages
Fully known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resource: ButterflyCircle Blog (courtesy of Dr. Horace Tan.)
Larval Foodplant
Cassia sp and Tephrosia candida
Range
S. Burma, through the Malay Peninsular and along the Indonesian Archipelago, the Moluccas to Australia. However, it is absent from Borneo.