Saletara liberia
Encyclopedia
Saletara liberia is a butterfly
of the Pieridae
family. It is found in Indonesia
, the Philippines
, Peninsular Malaysia
and various islands in the region. Subspecies distanti is known by the common name Malaysian Albatross.
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 Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. It is found in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
and various islands in the region. Subspecies distanti is known by the common name Malaysian Albatross.
Subspecies
- Saletara liberia liberia (Ambon, Serang)
- Saletara liberia eliade (Moluccas)
- Saletara liberia panda (Java)
- Saletara liberia distanti (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra)
- Saletara liberia schoenbergi (Nias)
- Saletara liberia engania (Enggano)
- Saletara liberia aurifolia (Pulautelo, Batu Island)
- Saletara liberia chrysea (Nicobars)
- Saletara liberia nathalia (Luzon, Philippines)
- Saletara liberia martia (Basilan and Mindanao, Philippines)
- Saletara liberia erebina (Palawan, Philippines)
- Saletara liberia hostilia (Balabac, Philippines)
- Saletara liberia nigerrima (Sulawesi)
- Saletara liberia aurantiaca (Sula Island)
- Saletara liberia natunensis (Natuna Island)
- Saletara liberia dohertyi (Sumbawa)
- Saletara liberia obina (Obi)
- Saletara liberia chrysoberylla (Buru)