Ixias marianne (Cramer, [1779]) - White Orange-tip

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed under this species.

Conservation and Special status

This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh112
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh1
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi13149211
Goa
Gujarat1131251
Haryana3
Himachal Pradesh2
Jammu and Kashmir UT1
Jharkhand
Karnataka4213251434812
Kerala11113
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh11
Maharashtra1434164715129163
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab1
Rajasthan11322
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu112141
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh111
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1111
Total171482356702938242413
Cadaba fruticosa (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Capparis decidua (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Capparis divaricata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis grandis (Kunte 2006; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis sepiaria (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Capparaceae).

Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Ixias marianne (Cramer, [1779]) – White Orange-tip. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/ixias-marianne, accessed 2024/12/14.