Appias lasti
| Last's albatross | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. lasti |
| Binomial name | |
| Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1] | |
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Appias lasti, the Last's albatross or Last's albatross white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and heavy woodland.
Adults have a weak flight and keep to forest edges or clearings. Both sexes are attracted to flowers and males come to damp patches.
The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardii, Phyllanthus, Capparis, Maerua, and Ritchiea species.
Subspecies
- Appias lasti lasti (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania and coast of Mozambique)
- Appias lasti natalensis Neustetter, 1927 (South Africa: Natal, but this is thought to be a false locality)
References
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- ↑ Appias, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina
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