Appias paulina

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

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.

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