Appias paulina

Appias paulina, the common albatross, Christmas Island white or Ceylon lesser albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from India to Samoa, including Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Australia.

Appias paulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Appias
Species:	A. paulina
Binomial name
Appias paulina (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
Papilio paulina Cramer, [1777] Pieris capparidis Swainson, 1851 (nom. nud.) Pieris ega Boisduval, 1836 Appias eurosundana Grose-Smith, 1895 Appias saina Grose-Smith, 1894 Appias ambigua Grose-Smith, 1895

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Drypetes australasica, Drypetes deplanchei and Alchornea ilicifolia.

Subspecies

Appias paulina found in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

• Appias paulina galene (Ceylon)
• Appias paulina distanti
• Appias paulina griseoides (southern Vietnam)
• Appias paulina grisea
• Appias paulina galathea (Andamans, Nicobars)
• Appias paulina minato (Japan, Taiwan)
• Appias paulina ega (Northern Territory to Cape York)
• Appias paulina paula (Wetar)
• Appias paulina eurosundana (Timor)
• Appias paulina zoe (Moluccas)
• Appias paulina falcidia (Biak)
• Appias paulina saina (West Irian to Papua)
• Appias paulina cynisca (Buru)
• Appias paulina micromalayana (eastern Java, Bawean, Tenimber)

External links

• Butterflies of Pieridae in Australia
• Malaysian Butterflies^[usurped]