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)


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