Appias paulina, the common albatross, Christmas Island white or Ceylon lesser albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from India to Samoa, including Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. paulina
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| Appias paulina (Cramer, [1777])
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The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Drypetes australasica, Drypetes deplanchei and Alchornea ilicifolia.
Subspecies
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- Appias paulina galene (Ceylon)
- Appias paulina distanti
- Appias paulina griseoides (southern Vietnam)
- Appias paulina grisea
- Appias paulina galathea (Andamans, Nicobars)
- Appias paulina minato (Japan, Taiwan)
- Appias paulina ega (Northern Territory to Cape York)
- Appias paulina paula (Wetar)
- Appias paulina eurosundana (Timor)
- Appias paulina zoe (Moluccas)
- Appias paulina falcidia (Biak)
- Appias paulina saina (West Irian to Papua)
- Appias paulina cynisca (Buru)
- Appias paulina micromalayana (eastern Java, Bawean, Tenimber)
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