Appias aegis

Forest White


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Appias
Species:	A. aegis
Binomial name
*Appias aegis* (Felder, C & R Felder, 1861)^[1]
Synonyms
Pieris aegis C. & R. Felder, 1861 Phrissura aegis Pieris illana C. & R. Felder, 1862 Pieris cynis Hewitson, 1866 Udaiana cynis f. androides Hagen, 1894 Udaiana cynis Udaiana pryeri Distant, 1885 Udaiana cynis tiomana Moulton, 1923 Pieris polisma Hewitson, 1861 Phrissura aegis aegina Fruhstorfer, 1899

The Forest White (Appias aegis) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in south-east Asia.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Appias aegis aegis (Philippines: Mindanao)
Appias aegis illana (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Philippines: Luzon)
Appias aegis cynis (Hewitson, [1866]) (Peninsular Malaya)
Appias aegis pryeri (Distant, 1885) (Pulau Tioman, Pulau Aur)
Appias aegis caepia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Palawan)
Appias aegis gerasa Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sula Islands)
Appias aegis polisma (Hewitson, [1861]) (northern Sulawesi)
Appias aegis aegina (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (southern Sulawesi)

References

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1 2 Appias aegis, Site of Markku Savela

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