Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)

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Photo by mendes.madalena

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

"All Gonepteryx species share the same distinctive wing shape. The females of most species are pale greenish white in colour, while the males vary according to species from pale primrose yellow in farinosa to deep orange-yellow in amintha. The undersides of all species are pale greenish or yellowish, with raised venation on the hindwings, giving them a leaf-like appearance at rest."

Habitat:

"Gonepteryx cleopatra is found in warm, dry and often rocky habitats including light deciduous or coniferous woodland, scrubby grassland and roadsides. It is most commonly found at altitudes between sea level and about 1200m, but there are records from as high as 3000m."