Appias aegis

Appias aegis, the forest white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in south-east Asia.

Forest white
both P. a. cynis, Borneo
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Appias
Species:	A. aegis
Binomial name
Appias aegis (Felder, C & R Felder, 1861)
Synonyms
Pieris aegis C. & R. Felder, 1861 Phrissura aegis Pieris illana C. & R. Felder, 1862 Pieris cynis Hewitson, 1866 Udaiana cynis f. androides Hagen, 1894 Udaiana cynis Udaiana pryeri Distant, 1885 Udaiana cynis tiomana Moulton, 1923 Pieris polisma Hewitson, 1861 Phrissura aegis aegina Fruhstorfer, 1899

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• Appias aegis aegis (Philippines: Mindanao)
• Appias aegis illana (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Philippines: Luzon)
• Appias aegis cynis (Hewitson, [1866]) (Peninsular Malaya)
• Appias aegis pryeri (Distant, 1885) (Pulau Tioman, Pulau Aur)
• Appias aegis caepia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Palawan)
• Appias aegis gerasa Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sula Islands)
• Appias aegis polisma (Hewitson, [1861]) (northern Sulawesi)
• Appias aegis aegina (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (southern Sulawesi)