Cleopatra butterfly

This butterfly was collected in Gibraltar in June 1908. Females of this species have pale yellow wings, where as the male is darker yellow with an orange patch on the forewing.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
20/1942/1384
Category
Natural History
Collection Class
Arthropods
Collection Area Region
Southern Europe
Collector Excavator
Symington, Mr L D (from the collection of)
Common Name
Cleopatra butterfly
Simple Name
insect: butterfly
Period Classification
Edwardian (1901-1914)

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PIERIDAE: Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767): Cleopatra