Appias epaphia | |
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A. e. contracta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Appias |
Species: | A. epaphia
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Binomial name | |
Appias epaphia | |
Synonyms | |
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Appias epaphia, the diverse white or African albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. [2] It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland. [3]
The wingspan is 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year-round, but mainly from March to May in southern Africa. [4]
The larvae feed on Capparis species (including Capparis sepiaria), Maerua racemulosa, and Boscia albitrunca.
Appias epaphia | |
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A. e. contracta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Appias |
Species: | A. epaphia
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Binomial name | |
Appias epaphia | |
Synonyms | |
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Appias epaphia, the diverse white or African albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. [2] It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland. [3]
The wingspan is 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year-round, but mainly from March to May in southern Africa. [4]
The larvae feed on Capparis species (including Capparis sepiaria), Maerua racemulosa, and Boscia albitrunca.