White Orange Tip

Ixias marianne

''Ixias marianne'', commonly known as the white orange tip, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in India and Sri Lanka.
White orange tip Geotagged,India,Ixias marianne,Spring,White Orange Tip

Appearance

The characteristics of this species vary according to the season of the year in which the eggs are laid.
butterfly Geotagged,India,Ixias marianne,Summer,White Orange Tip

Distribution

The white orange tip is found from the northwest Himalayas to Kumaon, Punjab, Bengal, central, western and southern India and Sri Lanka.

Food

The food plant for the larvae is ''Capparis grandis'', a caper shrub in the Capparaceae family.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusIxias
SpeciesI. marianne
Photographed in
India