Appias phaola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Appias
Species:
A. phaola
Binomial name
Appias phaola
(Doubleday, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris phaola Doubleday, 1847
  • Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola
  • Pieris rhodanus Ward, 1871
  • Appias phaeola f. ochrea Bartel, 1905
  • Appias phaola r. intermedia Dufrane, 1948
  • Belenois isokani Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Mylothris nagare Grose-Smith, 1889

Appias phaola, the Congo White, Dirty Albatross, Dirty Albatross White or Plain Albatross, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), the Republic of Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of primary wet forests.

Adults have a relatively fast flight. They tend to keep to the shade of the forest. Males engage in mud-puddling and both sexes are attracted to flowers.

Subspecies

References

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  1. ^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina
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