Chiang Dao NP, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Family : Pieridae
Sub-Family : Pierinae
Species : Cepora nadina nadina
Cepora nadina is distributed from Sri Lanka, through India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, and parts of Malaysia and Indonesia. It is a medium sized butterfly with a wingspan of 45-55mm. Habitat is sparse vegetation and open areas within primary and secondary forest up to an altitude of around 1200m asl. Males are eager puddlers at damp places like the edges of streams etc and have a strong attraction to urine. They are also quite nervous and easily distrubed.
Females are less commonly seen and after mating lay their eggs singly on the host plants. The eggs are tower-like and ribbed. Larval foodplants are Crateva and other Capparis species (Capparidaeceae).
All my insect pics are single, handheld shots of live insects.
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