Cepora judith

Cepora judith
Cepora judith
C. j. lea ( Male upper and underside, female)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Cepora
Species: C. judith
Binomial name
Cepora judith
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Papilio iudith Fabricius, 1787
  • Cepora iudith (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Pieris lea Doubleday, 1846
  • Cepora iudith lea (Doubleday,1846)
  • Cepora lea (Doubleday, 1846)
  • Huphina lea continentalis Rober, 1927
  • Papilio aspasia Stoll, [1790]
  • Huphina malaya Fruhstorfer, 1899
  • Huphina siamensis Butler, 1899
  • Cepora aora Pendlebury, 1933
  • Cepora talboti Corbet, 1937
  • Pieris jael Wallace, 1867
  • Pieris asterope Godart, 1819
  • Cepora asterope

Cepora judith is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It has no common name, although ssp. is referred to as the Orange Gull. It is found in south-eastern Asia (see subspecies section).

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

Subspecies

  • Cepora judith judith (Java)
  • Cepora judith lea (Doubleday, 1846) (southern Burma)
  • Cepora judith malaya (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Peninsular Malay, Langkawi, Singaphore)
  • Cepora judith siamensis (Butler, 1899) (Thailand, Pulau Aur)
  • Cepora judith talboti Corbet, 1937 (Pulau Tioman)
  • Cepora judith amalia Vollenhoven, 1865 (Sumatra)
  • Cepora judith montana Fruhstorfer, 1899 (northern Borneo)
  • Cepora judith meridionalis Fruhstorfer, 1899 (south-eastern Borneo)
  • Cepora judith hespera Butler, 1899 (Sarawak, Labuan)
  • Cepora judith natuna Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Natuna Islands)
  • Cepora judith selma Weymer, 1885 (Nias)
  • Cepora judith ethel (Doherty, 1891) (Enggano)
  • Cepora judith naomi Wallace, 1867 (Lombok)
  • Cepora judith aga Fruhstorfer, 1902 (Sumbawa)
  • Cepora judith oberthueri Röber, 1892 (Flores)
  • Cepora judith eirene Doherty, 1891 (Sumba)
  • Cepora judith olga (Eschscholtz, 1821) (the Philippines)
  • Cepora judith anaitis Fruhstorfer, 1910 (north-western Luzon)
  • Cepora judith rhemia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Mindoro, Negros, Bohol)
  • Cepora judith poetelia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Cebu)
  • Cepora judith orantia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Mindanao)
  • Cepora judith olgina Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)
  • Cepora judith zisca Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Basilan)
  • Cepora judith irma Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Jolo)
  • Cepora judith phokaia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Balabac)
  • Cepora judith jael (Wallace, 1867) (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
  • ?Cepora judith emma Vollenhoven, 1865 (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan)
  • ?Cepora judith aspasina Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi)
  • ?Cepora judith hester Vollenhoven, 1865 (Waigeu)

Both Cepora aspasia and Cepora ethel are treated as a full species by some authors.

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