Subspecies in India
(1) Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Oriental Mottled Emigrant
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Assam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Bihar | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| Haryana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 3 | |
| Kerala | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| Maharashtra | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Tripura | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
| West Bengal | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |||
| Total | 13 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 39 | 46 | 58 | 85 | 105 | 83 | 61 | 25 |
Fabaceae (Robinson et al. 2010), Senna auriculata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Cassia fistula (Robinson et al. 2010), Cassia javanica (Robinson et al. 2010), Senna tora (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Ormocarpum cochinchinense (Robinson et al. 2010), Senna obtusifolia (Robinson et al. 2010), Senna occidentalis (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Senna sophera (Robinson et al. 2010), Senna sulfurea (Robinson et al. 2010), Sesbania (Robinson et al. 2010), Sesbania bispinosa (Robinson et al. 2010), Sesbania grandiflora (Robinson et al. 2010), Sesbania sesban (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae). Gnidia glauca (Kunte 2006) (Thymelaeaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Saji K., M. Bhakare & S. Debnath 2023. Catopsilia pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Mottled Emigrant. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/catopsilia-pyranthe, accessed 2023/06/02.