Bug FAQCommon Gull
Cepora nerissa · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae
It lives in the Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, parts of India and Sri Lanka, feeding on Capparis plants.
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How to recognize it
Males have white upper wings with a grey-blue tint near the base and along the veins, visible because dark markings show through from below. The underside of the forewing is white with broad dark margins along the veins.
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Size
It is a small to medium-sized butterfly.
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Where it lives
It inhabits the north-western Himalayas up to about 1,200 m and is also found in Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, central, western and southern India, and Sri Lanka.
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What it eats
The species feeds on plants of the genus Capparis.
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Life cycle
It has a wet-season brood. It also produces a dry-season brood.
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Lookalikes
It is itself a small to medium Pieridae butterfly, matching its own description.
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Questions people ask
What does the common gull look like?
Males have white upper wings with a grey-blue tint near the base and dark veins that show through, and the underside of the forewing is white with dark margins along the veins.
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Where can I find the common gull?
It lives in the Himalayas up to 1,200 m and in Nepal, Bhutan, parts of India and Sri Lanka.
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Does the common gull have different seasonal forms?
Yes, it produces a wet-season brood and a dry-season brood.
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Same family (Pieridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepora_nerissa
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.