Bug FAQYellow Orange Tip
Ixias pyrene · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae
The yellow orange tip has a wingspan of about 5 to 5.5 cm.
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How to recognize it
Males have deep sulphur-yellow uppersides with forewings that are black on the outer half and feature a large irregular orange triangle near the tip, edged by black scales and veins. The hindwing is mostly uniform with a thin dusky-black border along the edge that may be absent or narrow toward the rear.
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Size
The wingspan ranges from 50 to 55 mm.
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Where it lives
Numbers increase during the monsoon and post-monsoon periods and drop in the summer.
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When you see it
It is most frequently seen during the monsoon and post-monsoon seasons and is scarce in summer.
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Where it comes from
The species occurs in Sri Lanka, India and Southeast Asia.
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More photos
Same family (Pieridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixias_pyrene
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