''Catopsilia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Pieridae The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Levi ...

, commonly called migrants or emigrants.

Species

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Catopsilia florella ''Catopsilia florella'', the African migrant, African emigrant, or common vagrant, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar), Arabia (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman) and the Canary Islands. Li ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) – African emigrant, African migrant, or common vagrant *''

Catopsilia gorgophone ''Catopsilia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae, commonly called migrants or emigrants. Species Ordered alphabetically.Catopsilia pomona ''Catopsilia pomona'', the common emigrant or lemon emigrant, is a medium-sized Pieridae, pierid butterfly found in Asia, Cambodia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of Lepidoptera migration, migration. Some early a ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) – common emigrant or lemon emigrant *''

Catopsilia pyranthe ''Catopsilia pyranthe'', the mottled emigrant, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in south Asia, southeast Asia, and parts of Australia. Description Male The upperside is chalky white, slightly tinted in some specimens wi ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – mottled emigrant or white migrant *''

Catopsilia scylla ''Catopsilia scylla'', the orange migrant or orange emigrant, is a species of butterfly that lives in South East Asia and Australasia. Its larvae feed predominantly on plants of the genera '' Cassia'' and '' Senna''. Description Adults are appro ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1763) – orange emigrant or orange migrant *''

Catopsilia thauruma ''Catopsilia thauruma'', the Madagascar migrant, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Indian Ocean on Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments. The larvae fee ...

'' (Reakirt, 1866) – Madagascar migrant

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''Catopsilia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q571042 Coliadinae Pieridae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner