| Appias sabina | |
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| Appias sabina sabina, Ghana | |
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| Appias sabina confusa, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. sabina |
| Binomial name | |
| Appias sabina | |
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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 males are known for their fast flight, patrolling specific routes in search of females. However, the females remain near to the undergrowth and fly relatively very slowly.
The upperside is white with a black apex (or vertex), prominent black marginal spots at the ends of veins, which are larger in size than in males. The hindwing is pale yellow, which gradually darkens towards the body. The basal area of the underide of forewing varies, as it can be orange or grey depending on location. It features black marginal markings. [4]
Its type locality is Guinea , and the distribution spans across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including Sierra Leone,Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Pondoland, and South Africa.
These butterflies are typically confined to specific areas in forests, due to the restricted presence of food plant. In South Africa, A. sabina adults are noted from February to May in notable localities like Woodbush and Legalameetse in Limpopo Province, Dhlinza and Ngoye Forests and Mvutshini Valley in KwaZulu-Natal, and areas near Mbyoti and Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape. [4]
The larvae are observed to feed on the following plants (William 2002):
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