Appias (genus)
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Appias, commonly called Puffins and Albatrosses or Whites , is a genus of butterflies
found in Africa
and southern Asia
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and southern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Species
Listed alphabetically.- Appias adaAppias adaThe Rare Albatross is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found on the Moluccas, New Guinea and in Australia and the Solomon Islands.The wingspan is about 50 mm.The larvae feed on the young shoots of Crateva religiosa....
(Stoll, [1781]) – Rare Albatross - Appias aegis (Felder, C & R Felder, 1861)
- Appias albinaAppias albinaThe Common Albatross is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae , that is found in India and Australia....
(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 drusillaAppias drusillaAppias drusilla, the Florida White or Tropical White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in tropical America from Brazil north to southern peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys and Antilles. It frequently visits coastal Texas and is a rare stray to Nebraska and Colorado...
(Cramer, [1777]) – Florida White or Tropical White - Appias epaphiaAppias epaphiaThe Diverse White or African Albatross, Appias epaphia, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara.The wingspan is...
(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 indraAppias indraPlain Puffin , Appias indra is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.-Food plants:Drypetes oblongifolia and Putranjiva roxburghii, both from the plant family Putranjivaceae....
(Moore, 1857) – Plain Puffin - Appias ithome (C. & R. Felder, 1859)
- Appias lalageAppias lalageSpot Puffin , Appias lalage is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.-References:* Evans, W.H. The Identification of Indian Butterflies...
(Doubleday, 1842) – Spot Puffin - Appias lalassis Grose-Smith, 1887
- Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) – Last's Albatross
- Appias leis (Geyer, [1832])
- Appias libytheaAppias libytheaStriped Albatross , Appias libythea is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India and Peninsular Malaysia.-See also:*Pieridae*List of butterflies of India*List of butterflies of India...
(Fabricius, 1775) – Striped Albatross - Appias lyncidaAppias lyncidaChocolate Albatross , Appias lyncida is a butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in South and South East Asia.-Range:...
(Cramer, [1777]) – Chocolate Albatross - Appias mata Kheil, 1884
- Appias melaniaAppias melaniaThe Grey Albatross is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is endemic to northern Queensland in Australia.The wingspan is about 50 mm.The larvae feed on Drypetes species.-External links:**...
(Fabricius, 1775) – Grey Albatross - Appias nephele Hewitson, [1861]
- Appias neroAppias neroOrange Albatross is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites. Subspecies galba is found in India.-References:...
(Fabricius, 1793) – Orange Albatross - Appias nupta (Fruhstorfer, 1897)
- Appias olfernaAppias olfernaThe Eastern Striped Albatross is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found from Bengal to Assam and in Burma, Laos and Vietnam....
Swinhoe, 1890 - Appias pandaAppias pandaNicobar Albatross , Appias panda subspecies chrysea is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in the Nicobar Islands of India.-References:...
- Appias pandione (Geyer, [1832])
- Appias paulinaAppias paulinaThe Common Albatross, Christmas Island White or Ceylon Lesser Albatross is a butterfly of the Pieridae family...
(Cramer, [1777]) – Ceylon Lesser Albatross - Appias perlucens (Butler, 1898)
- Appias phaola (Doubleday, 1847) – Dirty Albatross or Congo White
- Appias phoebe (C. & R. Felder, 1861)
- Appias placidia (Stoll, [1790])
- Appias punctifera d'Almeida, 1939
- Appias remedios Schröder & Treadaway, 1990
- Appias sabinaAppias sabinaThe Sabine Albatross or Albatross White, Appias sabina, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa.The wingspan is for males and for females...
(C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Sabine Albatross or Albatross White - Appias sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) – Woodland White or Albatross
- Appias waltraudae Schröder, 1977
- Appias wardiiAppias wardiiThe Lesser Albatross, Appias wardii, is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.-Wet-season brood:The upperside of the male has the groundcolour white...
(Moore, 1884) - Appias zarinda (Boisduval, 1836)