Appias lasti

Appias lasti, the Last's albatross or Last's albatross white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and heavy woodland.

Last's albatross
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. lasti
Binomial name
Appias lasti
Synonyms
  • Mylothris lasti Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Appias (Glutophrissa) lasti
  • Appias lasti var. natalensis Neustetter, 1927

Adults have a weak flight and keep to forest edges or clearings. Both sexes are attracted to flowers and males come to damp patches.

The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardii, Phyllanthus, Capparis, Maerua, and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies
  • Appias lasti lasti (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania and coast of Mozambique)
  • Appias lasti natalensis Neustetter, 1927 (South Africa: Natal, but this is thought to be a false locality)

References
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  1. Appias, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.


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