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lemon emigrant (male)

Catopsilia pomona

Description:

Male lemon emigrants constantly visit a variety of flowers en masse with females (see one here taken in the same tree at the same time http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/173... ).

Habitat:

This spotting on peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

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3 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Thanks ceejayalyssa!

ceejayalyssa
ceejayalyssa 10 years ago

pretty!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

As simple as male (here) and female (the other) I think. Lemon emigrant Catopsilia pomona? Check out http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20ord...

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Nov 19, 2012
Submitted on Jan 31, 2013

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