Appias nero
Species of butterfly
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Appias nero, the orange albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species occurs from northern India to the Sunda Islands, the Philippines, Sulawesi and eastwards. Subspecies Appias nero galba is found in India.
| Orange albatross | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. nero |
| Binomial name | |
| Appias nero (Wallace, 1867) | |
Status
The species is common.
Gallery
A. n. galba
A. n. baweana
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References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
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