Appias paulina
| Appias paulina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. paulina |
| Binomial name | |
| Appias paulina (Cramer, [1777]) | |
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The Common Albatross, Christmas Island White or Ceylon Lesser Albatross (Appias paulina) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found from India to Samoa, including Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ceylon and Australia.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Drypetes australasica, Drypetes deplanchei and Alchornea ilicifolia.
Subspecies
Appias paulina found in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
- Appias paulina galene (Ceylon)
- Appias paulina distanti
- Appias paulina griseoides (southern Vietnam)
- Appias paulina grisea
- Appias paulina galathea (Andamans, Nicobars)
- Appias paulina minato (Japan, Taiwan)
- Appias paulina ega (Northern Territory to Cape York)
- Appias paulina paula (Wetar)
- Appias paulina eurosundana (Timor)
- Appias paulina zoe (Moluccas)
- Appias paulina falcidia (Biak)
- Appias paulina saina (West Irian to Papua)
- Appias paulina cynisca (Buru)
- Appias paulina micromalayana (eastern Java, Bawean, Tenimber)