| Forest white | |
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| both P. a. cynis, Borneo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. aegis |
| Binomial name | |
| Appias aegis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Appias aegis, the forest white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in south-east Asia.
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]
Appias, commonly called puffins or albatrosses, is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae (whites) found in Africa and southern Asia.
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