Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Orange Emigrant

Catopsilia scylla

Description:

Bright yellow under side with a distinct rosy patch outlined in brown at the fore wing cell end. A similar, but less distinct patch on hind wing cell end. White fore wing and yellow hind wing on upper side. Distal row of diffused dark patches and a cell spot on fore wing in female.

Habitat:

Caught mud-puddling in my garden.

Notes:

Second picture is for the reference. Couldn't capture the top side on camera.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

Also, join these missions and add your spotting to them.
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity - https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/350...
Butterflies of Sri Lanka - https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/173...
Biodiversity of Sri Lanka - https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/895...
Butterflies and Moths of the World - https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/498...
Backyard Habitats of the World - https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/107...

I think it's better if you just post a link for the upperside view instead of posting a picture under your spotting... This is your own spotting so better not spoil it with other people's ones :)

Sahana Vajirasena
Spotted by
Sahana Vajirasena

Central Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Sep 26, 2021
Submitted on Sep 26, 2021

Related Spottings

Common Emigrant Common Emigrant Common Emigrant Mottled Emigrant

Nearby Spottings

Common Cerulean Psyche Dark Evening Brown Lesser Albatross (Female-Wet Season Form)
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team