Catopsilia pomona | |
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Male | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Catopsilia |
Species: | C. pomona
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Binomial name | |
Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775)
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Synonyms | |
Catopsila crocale |
Catopsilia pomona, the common emigrant[1][2] or lemon emigrant,[2] is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in Asia and parts of Australia.[1][2] The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Some early authors considered them as two distinct species Catopsilia crocale and Catopsilia pomona.[3]