Appias olferna, the eastern striped albatross or Bengal albatross,[1] is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890.
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| Male, Vietnam | |
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| Female, Thailand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. olferna
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| Binomial name | |
| Appias olferna C. Swinhoe, 1890
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Distribution
editAppias olferna is native to southern Asia and south-western Oceania.
The species is found from Bengal to Assam in India; in Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam in Indochina; and on Christmas Island off Australia.
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References
edit- ^ Bengal Albatross, Learn about Butterflies
Media related to Appias olferna at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Appias olferna at Wikispecies
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