Catopsilia pomona | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Catopsiliapomona,thecommonemigrantorlemonemigrant,isamedium-sizedpieridbutterflyfoundinAsia,CambodiaandpartsofAustralia....Thespeciesgets ...

Species of butterfly

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]

The species has pale and dark morphs in Australia.[4] The form crocale has the antennae black and the form pomona has the antennae pinkish or red. The development of these forms has been linked to photoperiod and temperature during growth.[5][6]

Quoted from Bingham, C. T. (1907) The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Butterflies volume 2.

"The upperside of the male is chalky-white, sometimes with a more or less broad and clearly defined basal sulphur-yello...