Appias indra
Encyclopedia
Plain Puffin , Appias indra is a small butterfly
of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.
and Putranjiva
roxburghii, both from the plant family Putranjivaceae
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.
Food plants
Drypetes oblongifoliaDrypetes oblongifolia
Drypetes oblongifolia is a plant species of the genus Drypetes and the family Putranjivaceae.It is found in the shola forest of Kerala, a state in India.It is a host for larvae of the butterfly species Appias albina and Appias india....
and Putranjiva
Putranjiva
Putranjiva is a plant genus of the family Putranjivaceae. Along with Drypetes , it contains mustard oils as a chemical defense against herbivores...
roxburghii, both from the plant family Putranjivaceae
Putranjivaceae
The rosid family Putranjivaceae is composed of about 210 species of evergreen tropical trees distributed into 4 genera. Members of this family have 2-ranked coriaceous leaves, which, if fresh, typically have a radish-like or peppery taste. The flowers are fasciculate and usually small, and the...
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See also
- PieridaePieridaeThe Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Pieridae)