''Appias sabina'', the Sabine albatross or albatross white, is a
butterfly of the family
Pieridae. It is found in
Africa. The habitat consists of forests.
The
wingspan is for males and for females. Adults are on wing year-round.
The larvae feed on ''
Drypetes gerrardi'', ''
Drypetes ugandensis'', ''
Ritchiea fragrans'', ''
Phyllanthus'', and ''
Boscia
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
'' species
Subspecies
*''Appias sabina sabina'' (western Uganda to Zaire, Nigeria, Sierra Leone)
*''Appias sabina comorensis''
Talbot, 1943 (Comoro Islands)
*''Appias sabina confusa''
(Butler, 1872) (Madagascar)
*''Appias sabina udei''
Suffert, 1904 (northern Kenya (Mount Marsabit) to Malawi and eastern Zimbabwe (Chirinda))
Appias sabina.JPG, Female
Appias sabina m.JPG, Male
References
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 11Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12
Appias (butterfly)
Butterflies of Africa
Butterflies described in 1865
Taxa named by Cajetan von Felder
Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
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