Pieris deota
Encyclopedia
Kashmir White is a small butterfly
of the Family Pieridae
, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India
, Pakistan
, Tibet
and central Asia. It is found in the NW Himalayas in Ladakh at 760 m (2,500 ft). in Tibet and the Pamirs, at altitudes of 3700–4300 m (12,300 -14,200 ft).
Male has the upper forewing with inner margin of the black area on apex and termen not smoothly curved but sinuate ; an elongate narrow black spot, sometimes faint and ill-defined but always traceable, in interspace 3. Hind wing : termen edged by a narrow continuous black band that extends from the black costal spot to the middle of interspace 3. Underside, fore wing : apex
and upper portion of termen ashy-brown (by reason of the black on the upperside that shows through by transparency), thickly
irrorated with black scales ; besides the black spots in interspaces 1 and 3 present as in P. brassicae, there is a third black spot from middle of interspace 5 to vein 7 that extends above the latter vein diffusely to the costa. Hind wing: as in P. brassicae but the ground-colour not so yellow ; the black terminal band of the upperside can be seen through faintly by transparency ; the black subcostal spot as in P. brassicce, with a second black spot in interspace 3.
Female has the upperside as in the female of P. brassicae, but as in the male of its own form, the inner margin of the black area at apex and on termen of fore wing not smoothly curved but sinuate. Hind wing : a black terminal band like that in the cT but broader and divided by the white veins into a series of inwardly diffuse subquadrate spots ; a small black spot in interspace 3, another in interspace 5, the latter joined to the subcostal black spot which is particularly large and prominent. Underside as in the male.
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 Family 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...
, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in 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...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
and central Asia. It is found in the NW Himalayas in Ladakh at 760 m (2,500 ft). in Tibet and the Pamirs, at altitudes of 3700–4300 m (12,300 -14,200 ft).
Description
Closely resembles Pieris brassicae, from which it differs as follows:Male has the upper forewing with inner margin of the black area on apex and termen not smoothly curved but sinuate ; an elongate narrow black spot, sometimes faint and ill-defined but always traceable, in interspace 3. Hind wing : termen edged by a narrow continuous black band that extends from the black costal spot to the middle of interspace 3. Underside, fore wing : apex
and upper portion of termen ashy-brown (by reason of the black on the upperside that shows through by transparency), thickly
irrorated with black scales ; besides the black spots in interspaces 1 and 3 present as in P. brassicae, there is a third black spot from middle of interspace 5 to vein 7 that extends above the latter vein diffusely to the costa. Hind wing: as in P. brassicae but the ground-colour not so yellow ; the black terminal band of the upperside can be seen through faintly by transparency ; the black subcostal spot as in P. brassicce, with a second black spot in interspace 3.
Female has the upperside as in the female of P. brassicae, but as in the male of its own form, the inner margin of the black area at apex and on termen of fore wing not smoothly curved but sinuate. Hind wing : a black terminal band like that in the cT but broader and divided by the white veins into a series of inwardly diffuse subquadrate spots ; a small black spot in interspace 3, another in interspace 5, the latter joined to the subcostal black spot which is particularly large and prominent. Underside as in the male.
See also
- PieridaePieridaeThe 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...