Appias lasti
Butterfly in the family Pieridae
Last's albatross | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Appias |
Species: | A. lasti |
Binomial name | |
Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Appias lasti, the Last's albatross or Last's albatross white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and heavy woodland.
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)
References
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External links
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 11
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