Appias olferna

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Eastern striped albatross
Eastern Striped Albatross (Appias olferna), Vietnam.jpg
Male, Vietnam
Striped albatross (Appias olferna olferna) female underside with shield bug.jpg
Female, Thailand
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. olferna
Binomial name
Appias olferna
C. Swinhoe, 1890
Synonyms
  • Papilio zelmiraStoll, [1780]
  • Appias irviniC. Swinhoe, 1890
  • Appias libythea f. soparaFruhstorfer, 1910

Appias olferna, the eastern striped albatross or Bengal albatross, [1] is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890.

Distribution

Appias olferna is native to southern Asia and south-western Oceania.

The species is found from Bengal to Assam in India; in Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam in Indochina; and on Christmas Island off Australia.

Female (dry-season form) Striped Albatross Appias libythe- Female (Dry season form) W IMG 3646.jpg
Female (dry-season form)

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References

  1. Bengal Albatross, Learn about Butterflies