Appias olferna

Eastern striped albatross
Male, Vietnam
Female, Thailand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. olferna
Binomial name
Appias olferna
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, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890.

Description

The wingspan is about 50–60 mm. The ground colour of the wings is white. Males have thin black veins on the upper side of the wings and a narrow black border along the edges. Females: the pattern is much more pronounced; the black stripes along the veins are wider, giving the wings a striped or greyish look.

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