Catopsilia florella
Encyclopedia
The African Migrant, African Emigrant, or Common Vagrant (Catopsilia florella) is a butterfly
of the Pieridae
family. It is found in Africa
(including Madagascar
), the Canary Islands
, Sri Lanka
, India
, Burma, and China
.
The wingspan
is 54–60 mm for males and 56–66 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round. From South Africa, adults migrate
from summer to autumn. They fly in a north-eastern direction.
The larvae feed on Senna occidentalis
, Senna septentrionalis, Senna petersiana, and Senna italica
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. It is found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
(including Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
), the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Burma, and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 54–60 mm for males and 56–66 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round. From South Africa, adults migrate
Lepidoptera migration
Lepidoptera migration is a biological phenomenon whereby populations of butterflies or moths migrate over long distances to areas where they cannot settle for long periods of time...
from summer to autumn. They fly in a north-eastern direction.
The larvae feed on Senna occidentalis
Senna occidentalis
Senna occidentalis is a pantropical plant species.Vernacular names include : ʻauʻaukoʻi in Hawaii, coffee senna, coffeeweed, Mogdad coffee, negro-coffee, senna coffee, Stephanie coffee, stinkingweed or styptic weed....
, Senna septentrionalis, Senna petersiana, and Senna italica
Senna italica
The Italian senna,Senna italica, is a legume tree in the genus Senna. It is recognized by many other common names based on the regions it grows in. In India, it is known as “Neutral Henna”. Most botanists and scientists recognize this plant as “Senegal Senna”. Italian Senna is easily...
.