Appias epaphia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
- Genus
- Appias
- Species
- Appias epaphia
- Scientific Name
- Appias epaphia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Appias epaphia
Appias epaphia, the diverse white or African albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland.
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.
The larvae feed on Capparis species (including Capparis sepiaria), Maerua racemulosa, and Boscia albitrunca.
...Appias epaphia in languages:
- English
- Diverse White
- English
- African Albatross
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Appias ada
- Appias aegis
- Appias albina
- Appias athama
- Appias cardena
- Appias caria
- Appias celestina
- Appias epaphia
- Appias galba
- Appias galene
- Appias hombroni
- Appias indra
- Appias ithome
- Appias lalage
- Appias lalassis
- Appias libythea
- Appias lyncida
- Appias maria
- Appias melania
- Appias nephele
- Appias nero
- Appias panda
- Appias pandione
- Appias paulina
- Appias paulinia
- Appias perlucens
- Appias phaola
- Appias phoebe
- Appias placidia
- Appias punctifera
- Appias remedios
- Appias sabina
- Appias sylvia
- Appias wardii
- Appias yaksha
- Appias zarinda
















































