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Index Entry – Catopsilia pyranthe, “White Migrant”

Taxonomy: Superfamily Papilionoidea; Family Pieridae “Whites, Yellows”; Subfamily Colladinae; Genus

Catopsilia

Food Plant: Senna alata, “Candle Bush”. Other food plants include:
Cassia marksiana,

Cassia didymobotrya,

Cassia fistula,

Senna aciphylla,

Senna barclayana,

Senna planitiicola and Senna venusta.

Territory outside Australia: India, Singapore, and Thailand

Other Notes
The butterfly occurs as a number of races throughout South-East Asia, crokera and pyranthe are found in Australia.
The butterfly’s eggs are tall, narrow, and white. They stand up vertically, and are laid singly.