''Catopsilia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family (biology), family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from Afrotropical realm, tropical Africa and Indomalayan realm, tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern ...
, commonly called migrants or emigrants.
Species
Ordered alphabetically.
''Catopsilia''
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*''Catopsilia florella
''Catopsilia florella'', the African migrant, African emigrant, or common vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar), Arabia (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman) and the Canary Islands. Lik ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775) – African emigrant, African migrant, or common vagrant
*'' Catopsilia gorgophone'' (Boisduval, 1836) – yellow migrant
*''Catopsilia pomona
''Catopsilia pomona'', the common emigrant or lemon emigrant, is a medium-sized Pieridae, pierid butterfly found in Asia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of Lepidoptera migration, migration. Some early authors con ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775) – common emigrant or lemon emigrant
*''Catopsilia pyranthe
''Catopsilia pyranthe'', the mottled emigrant, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in south Asia, southeast Asia, and parts of Australia.
Description
Male
The upperside is chalky white, slightly tinted in some specimens wi ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – mottled emigrant or white migrant
*'' Catopsilia scylla'' (Linnaeus, 1763) – orange emigrant or orange migrant
*''Catopsilia thauruma
''Catopsilia thauruma'', the Madagascar migrant, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean on Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
The larvae fee ...
'' (Reakirt, 1866) – Madagascar migrant
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''Catopsilia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q571042
Coliadinae
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Taxa described in 1819