Gandaca harina

Gandaca harina, the tree yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829.[1]

Gandaca harina distanti museum specimens from Malaya

Tree yellow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Gandaca
Species:
G. harina
Binomial name
Gandaca harina
(Horsfield, 1829)

Subspecies

  • Gandaca harina assamica Moore, 1906 – (Assam, Sikkim, Bengal)[2]
  • Gandaca harina andamana Moore, 1906 – (Andaman)[2]
  • Gandaca harina nicobarica Evans, 1932 – (Nicobar)[2]
  • Gandaca harina harina – (Java)[2]
  • Gandaca harina burmana Moore, 1906 – (S.Burma, Thailand - S.Vietnam)[2]
  • Gandaca harina auriflua Fruhstorfer, 1899 – (Sula Is., Banggai)[2]
  • Gandaca harina distanti Fruhstorfer, 1910 – (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, Sumatra)[2]
  • Gandaca harina austrosundana Fruhstorfer, 1910 – (Lombok)[2]

References

  1. Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 68. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Gandaca harina (Horsfield, [1829])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.


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