Pieris naganum
Encyclopedia
Naga White , Pieris naganum is a small butterfly
of the Family Pieridae
, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in Assam
and the Naga hills in India
and in Upper Myanmar
.
Hind wing uniform. The underside of the forewing white with the apex creamy white. Underside of the hindwing also ochraceous white.
Antennae black, speckled with white; head, thorax and abdomen above black and beneath white.
The wing expanse is about 54mm.
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
Pieridae
The 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...
, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
and the Naga hills in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and in Upper Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
.
Description
Upperside of male is white with the costa of the forewing irrorated with black scales up to two-thirds of its length from the base, and also at the apex and the termen to vein 3. Discocelluars with a crescentic black mark; a large elongate black spot in the middle of the interspace 3 produced outwards and joining with the black on the termen.Hind wing uniform. The underside of the forewing white with the apex creamy white. Underside of the hindwing also ochraceous white.
Antennae black, speckled with white; head, thorax and abdomen above black and beneath white.
The wing expanse is about 54mm.
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)