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title: "Mottled Emigrant"
description: "Catopsilia pyranthe — Insetti e ragni. Catopsilia pyranthe, the mottled emigrant, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in south Asia, southeast Asia, and parts of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/mottled-emigrant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mottled Emigrant

> Catopsilia pyranthe — Insetti e ragni. Catopsilia pyranthe, the mottled emigrant, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in south Asia, southeast Asia, and parts of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Catopsilia pyranthe*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10508
- Wikidata: [Q1768649](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768649)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143076](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143076)

## Names

- en: Mottled Emigrant

## Countries with the most observations

IN (5041), HK (724), SG (551), AU (411), MY (137), LK (129), TH (119), ID (115), TW (106), PH (92), PK (70), CN (64)

## Summary

Catopsilia pyranthe, the mottled emigrant, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in south Asia, southeast Asia, and parts of Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catopsilia_pyranthe

## Photo

![Mottled Emigrant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mottled-emigrant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haneesh K M · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160936235

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mottled-emigrant?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).