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Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
Plenty of flowers in front of the rest house at the road to Pushkar. Plenty of butterflies, too.
The Pioneer is a medium sized butterfly. A rapid and powerful flier, it is a migrant that may occur in large numbers. Its area of distribution stretches from tropical Africa to Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka. Closely related species are reported from Australia.
The plant the butterfly shown is sitting on is Tagetes erecta L., also known as Marigold.
Jaipur, Rajastan, 29.10.2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caper_White
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes