Appias paulina

Appias paulina, the common albatross, Christmas Island white or Ceylon lesser albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from India to Samoa, including Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Australia.

Appias paulina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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
  • Appias paulina galene (Ceylon)
  • Appias paulina distanti
  • Appias paulina griseoides (southern Vietnam)
  • Appias paulina grisea
  • Appias paulina galathea (Andamans, Nicobars)
  • Appias paulina minato (Japan, Taiwan)
  • Appias paulina ega (Northern Territory to Cape York)
  • Appias paulina paula (Wetar)
  • Appias paulina eurosundana (Timor)
  • Appias paulina zoe (Moluccas)
  • Appias paulina falcidia (Biak)
  • Appias paulina saina (West Irian to Papua)
  • Appias paulina cynisca (Buru)
  • Appias paulina micromalayana (eastern Java, Bawean, Tenimber)


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