Cleopatra butterfly

Cleopatra butterfly:

Cleopatra butterfly

Cleopatra Butterfly

Common Name: Cleopatra butterfly

Scientific Name: Gonepteryx cleopatra

Distribution:
It is native to Southern Europe, Northern African and Western Asia and found in Spain, Italy and some other countries within the range.

Description:
Cleopatra butterfly is a medium sized species of butterfly with a wingspan of 1.2 inch. The male has more beautiful appearance with bright yellow or orange wings. Each of the fore-wings have orange patches and brown dots at the center. The underpart of the wing is yellowish or greenish. The female has pale yellow wings with same appearance.

Habit:
March to April is the flying season of the butterfly. Only in Spain, it can be seen flying throughout the year. It migrates to evergreen forest in migrating season.

Importance:
Like most other butterflies, Cleopatra butterflies play an important role to keep the nature in balance by carrying pollen and being a medium of reproducing of the plants.