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Common Emigrant -- Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 vs Mottled Emigrant -- Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758

December 31, 1969

Common Emigrant -- Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 vs  Mottled Emigrant -- Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758

Common Emigrant -- Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 vs Mottled Emigrant -- Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758
Common Emigrant -- Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
No black spots on UNF and UNH
Sometimes freshly emerged Common Emigrant might look as if it has mottles, but
you have to look at the wing pattern carefully.

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Mottled Emigrant -- Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758
Mottle = noun, an irregular arrangement of spots or patches of color
In this case, irregular arrangement of black spots on UNF and UNH
Photos by Kishen

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