Saletara liberia

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Saletara liberia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Saletara
Species:
S. liberia
Binomial name
Saletara liberia
(Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
  • Papilio liberiaCramer, [1779]
  • Pieris pandaGodart, [1819]
  • Saletara panda
  • Saletara panda distantiButler, 1898
  • Pieris sulphureaVollenhoven, 1865

Saletara liberia is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Indonesia, the Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia and various islands in the region. Subspecies S. l. distanti is known by the common name Malaysian albatross.

Subspecies

S. l. chrysaea SaletaraChrysaea 558.png
S. l. chrysaea


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