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 a 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.

External links

• Cepora judith lea info