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Catopsilia pomona alcmeone. (56)
peter_stoeckl
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The Lemon.
Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius 1775)
male, forma: alcmeone
Lemon Emigrant
Genus: Catopsilia
Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Wingspan: 70 - 90 mm.
The Lemon Emigrant, Catopsilia pomona, is a medium sized butterfly of the family of Pieridae (Whites), living in South and Southeast Asia, Oceania, Northern Australia. The species shows a broad variety of distinctly different subspecies and also variable appearance depending on climate and time of the year, so there has been some confusion about the taxonomy, and different species have been described such as “pomona” – with black antennae - and “crocale” - with red antennae - that recently have been put together into one single species.
A powerful and fast flyer that can be found in urban areas as well as in open space, the pretty butterfly seems to be common even in the parks of large cities in India. The one shown here was found peacefully sucking nectar in the park of Raj Ghat close to the centre of New Delhi.
Host plant: various Cassia species.
The camera:
SONY DSC-H5, 3072 x 2304 pixel, sRGB, 13mm, F/4, 1/640 sec., ISO-125; no tripod, no flash; 24.10.2006, 12:57 local time.
Postwork:
Photoshop Elements, slightly cropped, downsized to the web, selectively sharpened, noise removal on BG, brightness, contrast and saturation slightly adjusted.
Reference:
http://www.pieris.ch/diagnostik/s_pomona_01.html
http://www.nss.org.sg/butterflysingapore/expert/200109-LE/200109-LE.htm
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2382/pieridae/pomona.htm
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