Appias nero

Appias nero, the orange albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. The species occurs from northern India to the Sunda Islands, the Philippines, Sulawesi and eastwards. Subspecies Appias nero galba is found in India.

Orange albatross
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. nero
Binomial name
Appias nero
(Wallace, 1867)

Status

The species is common.

  • A. n. galba
    A. n. galba
  • A. n. baweana
    A. n. baweana

References
  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.


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