Appias (butterfly)

Appias, commonly called puffins or albatrosses,[1] is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae (whites) found in Africa and southern Asia.

Appias
Appias phoebe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Appias
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Catophaga Hübner, [1819]
  • Hiposcritia Geyer, [1832]
  • Trigonia Geyer, [1837]
  • Tachyris Wallace, 1867
  • Andopodum Scudder, 1875 (preocc. Hübner, 1822)
  • Glutophrissa Butler, 1887
  • Lade de Nicéville, 1898

Species

Listed alphabetically:[1][2]

  • Appias ada (Stoll, [1781]) – rare albatross
  • Appias aegis (Felder, C & R Felder, 1861) – forest white
  • Appias albina (Boisduval, 1836) – common albatross or white albatross
  • Appias aroa (Ribbe, 1900)
  • Appias athama (Blanchard, 1848)
  • Appias caeca Corbet, 1941
  • Appias cardena (Hewitson, [1861])
  • Appias celestina (Boisduval, 1832) – common migrant
  • Appias clementina (Felder, C, 1860)
  • Appias dolorosa Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Appias drusilla (Cramer, [1777]) – Florida white or tropical white
  • Appias epaphia (Cramer, [1779]) – diverse albatross or African albatross
  • Appias galene (Felder, C & R Felder, 1865)
  • ?Appias hero (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Appias hombroni (Lucas, 1852)
  • Appias inanis van Eecke, 1913
  • Appias indra (Moore, 1857) – plain puffin
  • Appias ithome (C. & R. Felder, 1859)
  • Appias lalage (Doubleday, 1842) – spot puffin
  • Appias lalassis Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) – Last's albatross
  • Appias leis (Geyer, [1832])
  • Appias libythea (Fabricius, 1775) – striped albatross
  • Appias lyncida (Cramer, [1777]) – chocolate albatross
  • Appias maria (Semper, 1875)
  • Appias mata Kheil, 1884
  • Appias melania (Fabricius, 1775) – grey albatross
  • Appias nephele Hewitson, [1861]
  • Appias nero (Fabricius, 1793) – orange albatross
  • Appias nupta (Fruhstorfer, 1897)
  • Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890 – eastern striped albatross
  • Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903 – Nicobar albatross
  • Appias pandione (Geyer, [1832])
  • Appias paulina (Cramer, [1777]) – Ceylon lesser albatross or white albatross[3]
  • Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898)
  • Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847) – dirty albatross or Congo white
  • Appias phoebe (C. & R. Felder, 1861)
    Appias phoebe
  • Appias placidia (Stoll, [1790])
  • Appias punctifera d'Almeida, 1939
  • Appias remedios Schröder & Treadaway, 1990
  • Appias sabina (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Sabine albatross or albatross white
  • Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) – woodland white or common albatross
  • Appias waltraudae Schröder, 1977
  • Appias wardii (Moore, 1884) – lesser albatross
  • Appias zarinda (Boisduval, 1836) – eastern orange albatross

References
  1. Savela, Markku (December 23, 2018). "Appias Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. White Albatross, Learn about Butterflies


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