Appias maria

Last updated

Appias maria
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. maria
Binomial name
Appias maria
(Semper, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Tachyris mariaSemper, 1875
  • Appias celestina kabiraensisMurayama, 1970

Appias maria is a species of pierine butterfly found in the Philippines and Japan. [1]

Contents

Subspecies

Related Research Articles

<i>Hebomoia glaucippe</i> Species of butterfly

Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange-tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea.

<i>Euploea eunice</i> Species of butterfly

Euploea eunice, commonly called blue-banded king crow, is a species of butterfly that belongs to the Danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

<i>Appias</i> (butterfly) Butterfly genus in family Pieridae

Appias, commonly called puffins or albatrosses, is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae (whites) found in Africa and southern Asia.

<i>Tagiades</i> Genus of butterflies

Tagiades, commonly known as snow flats, is a genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies. It is the type genus of the tribe Tagiadini of the subfamily Pyrginae in the family Hesperiidae. It contains seventeen species; three of which are found in tropical Africa, while fourteen are found from India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, northeast Australia, to the Pacific Islands. They are primarily diurnal butterflies, and can usually be found in secondary forests at up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level. They can sometimes be encountered in partially cleared or cultivated areas. They are fast flyers, flying at an average height of 2 to 6 m. They usually rest on the undersides of leaves. When disturbed they will fly away but will usually return to the preferred area, often to the same leaf.

<i>Dichorragia nesimachus</i> Species of butterfly

Dichorragia nesimachus, the constable, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. The genus was earlier considered to belong to the subfamily Cyrestinae and sometimes the Apaturinae, but is now considered as a sister of the genus Stibochiona in the subfamily Pseudergolinae. Several geographical forms with variations in colour are noted within the wide distribution range extending from India in the west to Japan in the east. In Vietnam, it is thought to show hill topping behaviour and is typically found in dense forest habitats. They may also be found mud puddling with other species.

<i>Pachliopta antiphus</i> Species of butterfly

Pachliopta antiphus is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae (swallowtails) that is found in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.

<i>Appias aegis</i> Species of butterfly

Appias aegis, the forest white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in south-east Asia.

<i>Appias nephele</i> Species of butterfly

Appias nephele is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to the Philippines.

<i>Appias pandione</i> Species of butterfly

Appias pandione is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

<i>Euploea phaenareta</i> Species of butterfly

Euploea phaenareta, the giant crow is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johann Gottlieb Schaller in 1785. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.

References