Appias epaphia information

Appias epaphia
	A. e. contracta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Appias
Species:	A. epaphia
Binomial name
	Appias epaphia; (Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
	Papilio epaphia Cramer, [1779]; Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia; Pieris orbona Boisduval, 1833; Glutophrissa contracta Butler, 1888; Papilio saba Fabricius, 1781; Papilio hypatia Drury, 1782; Pieris higinia Godart, 1819; Pieris matuta Doubleday, 1847; Appias epaphia ab. infralimbalis Strand, 1912; Appias epaphia var. limbophora Strand, 1913; Appias epaphia ab. simplicior Strand, 1913; Appias sabina var. epaphiopsis Gaede, 1916; Appias epaphia ab. decolorata Hulstaert, 1924; Appias epaphia ab. confluens Hulstaert, 1924; Appias epaphia f. arctimargo Hulstaert, 1924; Appias epaphia epaphia f. dido Talbot, 1943; Appias epaphia epaphia ab. lagai Dufrane, 1947; Appias epaphia epaphia ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1947; Pieris mahoboides Holland, 1896; Appias epaphia eurynome Stoneham, 1957; Appias epaphia f. ione Stoneham, 1957; Pieris malatha Boisduval, 1833; Pieris saba var. albida Mabille, 1887; Pieris saba var. flava Mabille, 1887; Appias epaphia f. aglaia Stoneham, 1957;

Appias epaphia, the diverse white or African albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.^[2] It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland.^[3]

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.^[4]

The larvae feed on Capparis species (including Capparis sepiaria), Maerua racemulosa, and Boscia albitrunca.

^ Appias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Appias epaphia Cramer, 1779. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. p.340.

[1] Appias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Appias epaphia Cramer, 1779. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.

[ATBUT-3] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.

[4] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. p.340.

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Appias epaphia

A. e. contracta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Appias
Species:	A. epaphia
Binomial name
*Appias epaphia* (Cramer, [1779])^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio epaphia Cramer, [1779] Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Pieris orbona Boisduval, 1833 Glutophrissa contracta Butler, 1888 Papilio saba Fabricius, 1781 Papilio hypatia Drury, 1782 Pieris higinia Godart, 1819 Pieris matuta Doubleday, 1847 Appias epaphia ab. infralimbalis Strand, 1912 Appias epaphia var. limbophora Strand, 1913 Appias epaphia ab. simplicior Strand, 1913 Appias sabina var. epaphiopsis Gaede, 1916 Appias epaphia ab. decolorata Hulstaert, 1924 Appias epaphia ab. confluens Hulstaert, 1924 Appias epaphia f. arctimargo Hulstaert, 1924 Appias epaphia epaphia f. dido Talbot, 1943 Appias epaphia epaphia ab. lagai Dufrane, 1947 Appias epaphia epaphia ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1947 Pieris mahoboides Holland, 1896 Appias epaphia eurynome Stoneham, 1957 Appias epaphia f. ione Stoneham, 1957 Pieris malatha Boisduval, 1833 Pieris saba var. albida Mabille, 1887 Pieris saba var. flava Mabille, 1887 Appias epaphia f. aglaia Stoneham, 1957