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Appias olferna

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Species of butterfly

Eastern striped albatross
Male, Vietnam
Female, Thailand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 zelmira Stoll,
  • Appias irvini C. Swinhoe, 1890
  • Appias libythea f. sopara Fruhstorfer, 1910

Appias olferna, the eastern striped albatross or Bengal albatross, 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)

References

  1. Bengal Albatross, Learn about Butterflies
Taxon identifiers
Appias olferna


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