Cepora abnormis

Cepora abnormis, the Papuan gull, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae found in Indonesia.[1]

Papuan gull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Cepora
Species:
C. abnormis
Binomial name
Cepora abnormis
(Wallace, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tachyris abnormis Wallace, 1867
  • Delias abnormis
  • Delias abnormis var. euryxantha Honrath, 1892

The larvae feed on Capparis zippeliana.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Cepora abnormis abnormis (West Irian to New Guinea)
  • Cepora abnormis euryxantha (Honrath, 1892) (New Guinea to Papua New Guinea)

References
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  1. Cepora, Site of Markku Savela


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