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Appias lyncida

Chocolate albatross
Ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Appias
Species:
A. lyncida
Binomial name
Appias lyncida
Cramer, 1777
Subspecies
  • A. l. andrea
  • A. l. balambangensis
  • A. l. eleonora
  • A. l. formosana
  • A. l. hippona
  • A. l. vasava
Synonyms
  • Papilio hippo Cramer, [1779][1]
  • Appias taprobana Moore, 1879[2]

Appias lyncida,[3] the chocolate albatross,[4][5] is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in south and southeast Asia.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ctb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MooreIndica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Appias lyncida​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 77. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  5. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Appias Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

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