| Eastern striped albatross | |
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| Male, Vietnam | |
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| Female, Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. olferna |
| Binomial name | |
| Appias olferna C. Swinhoe, 1890 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Appias olferna, the eastern striped albatross or Bengal albatross,[1] is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890.
Distribution
Appias olferna is native to southern Asia and south-western Oceania.
The species is found from Bengal to Assam in India; in Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam in Indochina; and on Christmas Island off Australia.
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Female (dry-season form)
References
- ↑ Bengal Albatross, Learn about Butterflies
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