Appias sabina

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Appias sabina
Albatross white (Appias sabina confusa) underside.jpg
A. s. confusa, Madagascar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. sabina
Binomial name
Appias sabina
(C. & R. Felder, [1865]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris sabinaC. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Appias weberiSuffert, 1904
  • Belenois confusaButler, 1872
  • Appias udeiSuffert, 1904
  • Appias haendeliSuffert, 1904
  • Appias sabina var. latimarginataGaede, 1916
  • Appias sabina var. defectaGaede, 1916
  • Appias sabina f. divisapexHulstaert, 1924
  • Appias sabina sabina f. bicolorTalbot, 1943
  • Appias sabina f. reversaStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois coniataButler, 1879
  • Papilio hecyraMabille, 1880
  • Mylothris majunganaGrose-Smith, 1891
  • Pieris (Phrissura) coniata f. hemichloraMabille, 1898
  • Appias sabina f. euphrosyneStoneham, 1957
  • Phrissura phoebeButler, 1901
  • Appias isokani var. dubiaAurivillius, 1899
  • Appias sabina f. semiepaphiaStrand, 1911
  • Appias sabina f. thaliaStoneham, 1957
  • Appias sabina f. absyrtusStoneham, 1957
  • Appias sabina f. epaphioidesStoneham, 1957

Appias sabina, the Sabine albatross or albatross white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa. The habitat consists of forests. [2]

The wingspan is 44–55 millimetres (1.7–2.2 in) for males and 44–53 mm (1.7–2.1 in) for females. Adults are on wing year-round. [3]

The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardi , Drypetes ugandensis , Ritchiea fragrans , Phyllanthus , and Boscia species

Subspecies

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References

  1. Appias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.