Appias olferna
Appearance
Eastern striped albatross | |
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Male, Vietnam | |
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Female, Thailand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Appias |
Species: | A. olferna
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Binomial name | |
Appias olferna C. Swinhoe, 1890
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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
[edit]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.
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References
[edit]- ^ Bengal Albatross, Learn about Butterflies
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Data related to Appias olferna at Wikispecies