Wet-season brood: Male. Upper-side greyish-white. Fore-wing with the base of costal border grey-black scaled and merging into a black broad apical outer-marginal decreasing band, which terminates narrowly at the lower median veinlet, the band curving outward from the costal border to upper median, then extends inward more or less quadrately in the next interspace, and again outward narrowly to the lower median; three or four white spots before the apex, the upper and lower the smallest; a minute black dot is generally present on the lower discocellular veinlet. Hind-wing with a few black scales slenderly disposed anteriorly along outer margin and on tip of the veins, and a minute dot on upper end of the discocellular veinlet. Underside. Fore-wing greyish-white; with the outer black band subapically restricted and narrow, the apical area being pale yellow, the spots of upper-side being slightly indicated, the black discocellular dot also visible. Hind-wing pale yellow, with more or less very slightly-defined brownish-scaled discal and submarginal zigzag fasciae, and a distinct black discocellular dot. Female. Upper-side fuliginous-black. Fore-wing with a central longitudinal greyish-white patch, its outer edge being sinuous and its basal area dark grey scaled; two small oblique sub-apical white spots; cilia white posteriorly. Hindwing with the basal and discal area greyish fuliginous-brown and the veins greyish-white lined, the cell and abdominal area with long fine grey hairs; two upper submarginal small greyish-white spots; cilia white. Underside. Forewing with similar black outer border, shaped as on upper-side, the apex being ochreous-yellow, and the white spots less defined; discal area greyish-white, the base suffused with sulphur-yellow. Hindwing ochreous-yellow, very sparsely irrorated with minute brown scales, irregularly traversed by a discal and submarginal zigzag brown-scaled fasciae, and outer marginal white interspaces; a brown discocellular dot. Dry-season brood: Male. Somewhat smaller than wet-season form. Upperside. Similar. Forewing with narrower and less prominent black outer band, which ends usually above the lower median veinlet, and its enclosed white spots generally larger, there being usually five in number. Hindwing unmarked. Underside. Forewing with the outer black band narrower than in wet form and obsolescent posteriorly, or entirely absent, its position indicated only by a few dark scales, the apex being pale yellowish-white speckled with brownish scales, Hindwing pale yellowish-white, more or less speckled with minute brown scales and traversed by a discal and submarginal zigzag fascia, but in some specimens these brown scales and fasciae are almost obsolete; the discocellular black dot always present. Female. Upperside. Forewing with broader greyish-white area and less black-scaled posterior border than in wet form. Hindwing with the basal and discal area greyish-white, the outer black border enclosing a submarginal row of large whitish irregular-shaped spots. Underside similar to wet form, Forewing with the black outer band somewhat narrower and with a white spot at the posterior angle. Hind-wing more numerously brown scaled.
^ abR.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 77. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN978-81-929826-4-9.
^ abSavela, Markku. "Appias indra (Moore, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
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appias, indra, plain, puffin, small, butterfly, family, pieridae, that, yellows, whites, which, found, south, southeast, asia, plain, puffinscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, pi. Appias indra the plain puffin 1 2 is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae that is the yellows and whites which is found in south and southeast Asia 1 2 3 4 Plain puffinScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily PieridaeGenus AppiasSpecies A indraBinomial nameAppias indraMoore 1857 Contents 1 Description 2 Food plants 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesDescription editFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms Wet season brood Male Upper side greyish white Fore wing with the base of costal border grey black scaled and merging into a black broad apical outer marginal decreasing band which terminates narrowly at the lower median veinlet the band curving outward from the costal border to upper median then extends inward more or less quadrately in the next interspace and again outward narrowly to the lower median three or four white spots before the apex the upper and lower the smallest a minute black dot is generally present on the lower discocellular veinlet Hind wing with a few black scales slenderly disposed anteriorly along outer margin and on tip of the veins and a minute dot on upper end of the discocellular veinlet Underside Fore wing greyish white with the outer black band subapically restricted and narrow the apical area being pale yellow the spots of upper side being slightly indicated the black discocellular dot also visible Hind wing pale yellow with more or less very slightly defined brownish scaled discal and submarginal zigzag fasciae and a distinct black discocellular dot Female Upper side fuliginous black Fore wing with a central longitudinal greyish white patch its outer edge being sinuous and its basal area dark grey scaled two small oblique sub apical white spots cilia white posteriorly Hindwing with the basal and discal area greyish fuliginous brown and the veins greyish white lined the cell and abdominal area with long fine grey hairs two upper submarginal small greyish white spots cilia white Underside Forewing with similar black outer border shaped as on upper side the apex being ochreous yellow and the white spots less defined discal area greyish white the base suffused with sulphur yellow Hindwing ochreous yellow very sparsely irrorated with minute brown scales irregularly traversed by a discal and submarginal zigzag brown scaled fasciae and outer marginal white interspaces a brown discocellular dot Dry season brood Male Somewhat smaller than wet season form Upperside Similar Forewing with narrower and less prominent black outer band which ends usually above the lower median veinlet and its enclosed white spots generally larger there being usually five in number Hindwing unmarked Underside Forewing with the outer black band narrower than in wet form and obsolescent posteriorly or entirely absent its position indicated only by a few dark scales the apex being pale yellowish white speckled with brownish scales Hindwing pale yellowish white more or less speckled with minute brown scales and traversed by a discal and submarginal zigzag fascia but in some specimens these brown scales and fasciae are almost obsolete the discocellular black dot always present Female Upperside Forewing with broader greyish white area and less black scaled posterior border than in wet form Hindwing with the basal and discal area greyish white the outer black border enclosing a submarginal row of large whitish irregular shaped spots Underside similar to wet form Forewing with the black outer band somewhat narrower and with a white spot at the posterior angle Hind wing more numerously brown scaled Frederic Moore Lepidoptera Indica Vol VI 4 Food plants editDrypetes oblongifolia and Putranjiva roxburghii both from the plant family Putranjivaceae 5 See also editPieridae List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India Pieridae Notes edit a b R K Varshney Smetacek Peter 2015 A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India New Delhi Butterfly Research Centre Bhimtal amp Indinov Publishing New Delhi p 77 doi 10 13140 RG 2 1 3966 2164 ISBN 978 81 929826 4 9 a b Savela Markku Appias indra Moore 1857 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved June 30 2018 nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Bingham C T 1907 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Vol II 1st ed London Taylor and Francis Ltd pp 205 207 a b nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Moore Frederic 1903 1905 Lepidoptera Indica Vol VI London Lovell Reeve and Co pp 226 228 Kunte K 2006 Additions to known larval host plants of Indian butterflies Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 103 1 119 120 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Appias indra Evans W H 1932 The Identification of Indian Butterflies 2nd ed Mumbai India Bombay Natural History Society Gaonkar Harish 1996 Butterflies of the Western Ghats India including Sri Lanka A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System Bangalore India Centre for Ecological Sciences Gay Thomas Kehimkar Isaac David Punetha Jagdish Chandra 1992 Common Butterflies of India Nature Guides Bombay India World Wide Fund for Nature India by Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195631647 Kunte Krushnamegh 2000 Butterflies of Peninsular India India A Lifescape Hyderabad India Universities Press ISBN 978 8173713545 Wynter Blyth Mark Alexander 1957 Butterflies of the Indian Region Bombay India Bombay Natural History Society ISBN 978 8170192329 nbsp This Pieridae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Appias indra amp oldid 1192721808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
