Appias galba
| Appias galba | |
|---|---|
| Upperside | |
| Underside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. galba
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| Binomial name | |
| Appias galba Wallace, 1867
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Appias galba, also known as the Indian orange albatross is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North-east India east to Vietnam and Hainan. It was discovered by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1867.[1][2]
Description
The wings are more acute than Appias nero and less acute than Appias zarinda. The upperside is similar to Appias nero. The upperside hindwing has a narrow border made of spots. The underside is similar to Appias nero except that the submarginal sports on the forewing are less defined and farther from the margin.[3][4] The antennae are black and ringed with white, and the abdomen is green above and white below.[5]
References
- ^ "Appias". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "Indian Orange Albatross (Appias galba)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ Royal Entomological Society of London (1836). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. Smithsonian Libraries. London, The Society.
- ^ Entomologischer Verein "Iris" zu Dresden (1902). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris. Smithsonian Libraries. Berlin : R. Friedländer.
- ^ Smith, H. Grose (Henley Grose) (1887). Rhopalocera exotica ; being illustrations of new, rare, and unfigured species of butterflies. Smithsonian Libraries. London : Gurney & Jackson.