| Grey albatross | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. melania |
| Binomial name | |
| Appias melania (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Drypetes species.
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