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Catopsilia scylla cornelia

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Catopsilia scylla cornelia

Catopsilia scylla cornelia (also recorded as Orange Emigrant) is an accepted subspecies in the family Pieridae, within the order Lepidoptera. Butterflies and moths pass through egg, larval, pupal and adult stages, and adults are characterised by wings covered in microscopic scales.

Common name
Orange Emigrant
Family
Pieridae
Order
Lepidoptera
Identification rank
Subspecies

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy