Appias olferna

Eastern striped albatross
Male, Vietnam
Female, Thailand
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Appias
Species:	A. olferna
Binomial name
Appias olferna C. Swinhoe, 1890
Synonyms
Papilio zelmira Stoll, [1780] Appias irvini C. Swinhoe, 1890 Appias libythea f. sopara Fruhstorfer, 1910

Appias olferna, the eastern striped albatross or Bengal albatross,[1] is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890.

Distribution

Appias olferna is native to southern Asia and south-western Oceania.

The species is found from Bengal to Assam in India; in Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam in Indochina; and on Christmas Island off Australia.

Female (dry-season form)

References

1. Bengal Albatross, Learn about Butterflies

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