Gandaca harina explained
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]
Subspecies
- Gandaca harina assamica Moore, 1906 – (Assam, Sikkim, Bengal)
- Gandaca harina andamana Moore, 1906 – (Andaman)
- Gandaca harina nicobarica Evans, 1932 – (Nicobar)
- Gandaca harina harina – (Java)
- Gandaca harina burmana Moore, 1906 – (S.Burma, Thailand - S.Vietnam)
- Gandaca harina auriflua Fruhstorfer, 1899 – (Sula Is., Banggai)
- Gandaca harina distanti Fruhstorfer, 1910 – (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, Sumatra)
- Gandaca harina austrosundana Fruhstorfer, 1910 – (Lombok)[2]
References
- Book: Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932.
- Book: Gaonkar, Harish . Harish Gaonkar . Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System . Centre for Ecological Sciences . Bangalore, India . 1996.
- Book: Gay . Thomas . Kehimkar . Isaac David . Punetha . Jagdish Chandra . Common Butterflies of India . Nature Guides . World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press . Bombay, India . 1992 . 978-0195631647.
- Book: Kunte, Krushnamegh . Butterflies of Peninsular India . India, A Lifescape . Hyderabad, India . Universities Press . 2000 . 978-8173713545.
- Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329.
Notes and References
- Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India . Varshney . R.K. . Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 68. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
- Web site: Savela . Markku . Gandaca harina (Horsfield, [1829]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 1, 2018.
