The Great Orange-tip

Hebomoia glaucippe

Description

Hebomoia glaucippe has creamy white forewings, black apex and terminal margins. On the apex there is a reddish orange mark that is crossed by a black line between spaces 3 to 6. The underside wings are pale brown like dry leaves. This species has dark brown antennae, reddish brown head and thorax, white abdomen with a bluish tinge.

Larva: larvae of Hebomoia glaucippe are subsillindric, tapering at both ends, dark green in color with bluish lateral lines and a series of small red spots.

Pupa: Hebomoia glaucippe pupa has a spindle shape, its head is pointed and sharp, its back is arched. The pupa is green in color with pale ochraceous patches on the wing pads and lateral bands of the same color from head to tail.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

Wingspan from 50 – 65 mm.

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Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Pieridae

GENUS

:

Hebomoia

SPECIES

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Hebomoia glaucippe

Distribution

Hebomoia glaucippe can adapt to a very wide variety of habitats, from arid grasslands, valleys to tropical rainforests in both the low and highlands.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Hebomoia glaucippe can be found in India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, the Philippines, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Java and Timor.

Habits and Lifestyle

Hebomoia glaucippe is often seen visiting flowers, when the weather is cloudy they sometimes sunbathe with their wings half open on the ground or on the leaves.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Larvae of Hebomoia glaucippe feed on the leaves of Crataeva religiosa, Capparis moonii, Capparis roxburghii, Capparis cantoniensis and Capparis sepiaria from the Capparaceae family.

Diet : Herbivore (larva), Nectarivore

Mating Habits

Hebomoia glaucippe reproduce by laying eggs (ovipar), the eggs are laid on the host plant.

Life cycle (Metamorfosis) :

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

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DD

LC

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VU

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