Appias sabina
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The Sabine Albatross or Albatross White, Appias sabina, is a butterfly
of the Lycaenidae
family. It is found in Africa
.
The wingspan
is 44–55 mm (1.7–2.2 ) for males and 44 millimetre for females. Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardi.
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...
of the Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family. It is 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...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 44–55 mm (1.7–2.2 ) for males and 44 millimetre for females. Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardi.
Subspecies
- Appias sabina sabina (western Uganda to Zaire, Nigeria, Sierra Leone)
- Appias sabina comorensis Talbot, 1943 (Comoro Islands)
- Appias sabina confusa (Butler, 1872) (Magascar)
- Appias sabina udei Suffert, 1904 (northern Kenya (Mount Marsabit) to Malawi and eastern Zimbabwe (Chirinda))