Appias epaphia

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Appias epaphia
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A. e. contracta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. epaphia
Binomial name
Appias epaphia
(Cramer, [1779]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio epaphiaCramer, [1779]
  • Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia
  • Pieris orbonaBoisduval, 1833
  • Glutophrissa contractaButler, 1888
  • Papilio sabaFabricius, 1781
  • Papilio hypatiaDrury, 1782
  • Pieris higiniaGodart, 1819
  • Pieris matutaDoubleday, 1847
  • Appias epaphia ab. infralimbalisStrand, 1912
  • Appias epaphia var. limbophoraStrand, 1913
  • Appias epaphia ab. simpliciorStrand, 1913
  • Appias sabina var. epaphiopsisGaede, 1916
  • Appias epaphia ab. decolorataHulstaert, 1924
  • Appias epaphia ab. confluensHulstaert, 1924
  • Appias epaphia f. arctimargoHulstaert, 1924
  • Appias epaphia epaphia f. didoTalbot, 1943
  • Appias epaphia epaphia ab. lagaiDufrane, 1947
  • Appias epaphia epaphia ab. deficiensDufrane, 1947
  • Pieris mahoboidesHolland, 1896
  • Appias epaphia eurynomeStoneham, 1957
  • Appias epaphia f. ioneStoneham, 1957
  • Pieris malathaBoisduval, 1833
  • Pieris saba var. albidaMabille, 1887
  • Pieris saba var. flavaMabille, 1887
  • Appias epaphia f. aglaiaStoneham, 1957

Appias epaphia, the diverse white or African albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. [2] It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland. [3]

The wingspan is 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year-round, but mainly from March to May in southern Africa. [4]

The larvae feed on Capparis species (including Capparis sepiaria ), Maerua racemulosa , and Boscia albitrunca .

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Appias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Appias epaphia Cramer, 1779 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera  on 21 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  4. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7. p.340.
  5. 1 2 3 Mendes, L.F.; Bivar de Sousa, A. (2006). "Notes and descriptions of Afrotropical Appias butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)" (PDF). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 39: 151–160.


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