Appias lasti

Last's albatross
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Appias
Species:	A. lasti
Binomial name
	Appias lasti; (Grose-Smith, 1889)
Synonyms
	Mylothris lasti Grose-Smith, 1889; Appias (Glutophrissa) lasti; Appias lasti var. natalensis Neustetter, 1927;

Appias lasti, the Last's albatross or Last's albatross white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.^[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and heavy woodland.

Adults have a weak flight and keep to forest edges or clearings. Both sexes are attracted to flowers and males come to damp patches.

The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardii, Phyllanthus, Capparis, Maerua, and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

Appias lasti lasti (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania and coast of Mozambique)
Appias lasti natalensis Neustetter, 1927 (South Africa: Natal, but this is thought to be a false locality)