Appias paulina

Appias paulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species: A. paulina
Binomial name
Appias paulina
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Papilio paulina Cramer, [1777]
  • Pieris capparidis Swainson, 1851 (nom. nud.)
  • Pieris ega Boisduval, 1836
  • Appias eurosundana Grose-Smith, 1895
  • Appias saina Grose-Smith, 1894
  • Appias ambigua Grose-Smith, 1895

Appias paulina, the common albatross, Christmas Island white or Ceylon lesser albatross, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. 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

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