- Ixias
Taxobox
name = "Ixias"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Ixias pyrene "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
superfamilia =Papilionoidea
familia =Pieridae
subfamilia =Pierinae
tribus =Pierini
genus = "Ixias"
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision ="Ixias marianne "
"Ixias pyrene "
..."Ixias" is a genus of pierid butterflies.
Field Characteristics
Wingspan : 50-55 mm. The upperside of the wings of the Yellow Orange Tip is Yellow.
tatus,Distribution and Habitat
It is restricted to Sri Lanka and peninsular India and distributed throughout the plains and lowlands. It is common in dry deciduous forests, scrub and fallow lands and found throughout the year. However, it is more common during the monsoon and post-monsoon and considerably rare in the summer.
Gallery
References
* Krushnamegh Kunte (2000) (Reprint 2006) "Butterflies of Peninsular India". University Press India Pvt Ltd, India.
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