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Tree Yellow ♂
Gandaca harina mindanaensis
14.81, 120.35
Field Notes
Description:
Male Tree Yellows, Gandaca harina mindanaensis Fruhstorfer 1910 (Pieridae; Coliadinae), nectaring on the beautiful flowers of Leea guineensis (Red Tree Vine, Abang-abang in Tagalog). G. h. mindanaensis is the ssp. existing in the Philippines excluding Basilan, Calamian, Palawan, Sulu archipelago. It is pale lemon-yellow and its underside has without any markings, entirely featureless, but from afar, it can be mistaken for a Eurema sp. Its upperside has a narrow black apical border on the forewing, with the female having a dentate projection along vein 4.
Habitat:
Spotted along the Binictican forest trail located in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Hermosa Bataan.
Notes:
Related Spotting of a Female Tree Yellow - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/47986045.
Reference: http://butterflycircle.blogspot.com/2015/11/life-history-of-tree-yellow…
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