Appias epaphia

Appias epaphia
Appias epaphia contracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species: A. epaphia
Binomial name
Appias epaphia
(Cramer, [1779])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio epaphia Cramer, [1779]
  • Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia
  • Pieris orbona Boisduval, 1833
  • Glutophrissa contracta Butler, 1888
  • Papilio saba Fabricius, 1781
  • Papilio hypatia Drury, 1782
  • Pieris higinia Godart, 1819
  • Pieris matuta Doubleday, 1847
  • Appias epaphia ab. infralimbalis Strand, 1912
  • Appias epaphia var. limbophora Strand, 1913
  • Appias epaphia ab. simplicior Strand, 1913
  • Appias sabina var. epaphiopsis Gaede, 1916
  • Appias epaphia ab. decolorata Hulstaert, 1924
  • Appias epaphia ab. confluens Hulstaert, 1924
  • Appias epaphia f. arctimargo Hulstaert, 1924
  • Appias epaphia epaphia f. dido Talbot, 1943
  • Appias epaphia epaphia ab. lagai Dufrane, 1947
  • Appias epaphia epaphia ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1947
  • Pieris mahoboides Holland, 1896
  • Appias epaphia eurynome Stoneham, 1957
  • Appias epaphia f. ione Stoneham, 1957
  • Pieris malatha Boisduval, 1833
  • Pieris saba var. albida Mabille, 1887
  • Pieris saba var. flava Mabille, 1887
  • Appias epaphia f. aglaia Stoneham, 1957

The Diverse White or African Albatross (Appias epaphia) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland.[2]

The wingspan is 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from March to May in southern Africa.[3]

The larvae feed on Capparis species (including Capparis sepiaria), Maerua racemulosa, and Boscia albitrunca.

Subspecies

References

  1. Appias, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina
  3. Woodhall, S. (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p.340.
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