Appias paulina

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Appias paulina
Appias paulina ega.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. paulina
Binomial name
Appias paulina
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Papilio paulinaCramer, [1777]
  • Pieris capparidisSwainson, 1851 ( nom. nud. )
  • Pieris egaBoisduval, 1836
  • Appias eurosundanaGrose-Smith, 1895
  • Appias sainaGrose-Smith, 1894
  • Appias ambiguaGrose-Smith, 1895

Appias paulina, the common albatross, Christmas Island white or Ceylon lesser albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from India to Samoa, including Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Australia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Drypetes australasica , Drypetes deplanchei and Alchornea ilicifolia .

Subspecies

Appias paulina found in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Appias paulina.JPG
Appias paulina found in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka


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