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Appias lyncida andrea
Appias lyncida andrea Eschscholtz, 1821, called the Chocolate Albatross. Listed Philippine distribution: Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Mindanao. Recorded hostplants: Crateva religiosa (Sacred Garlic Pear/Salingbobog) and Capparis micracantha (Tinikan, Capparidaceae). The Chocolate Albatross has a wingspan of 55 to 70mm. The male is white above with chocolate-brown or black margins, and, bright lemon-yellow below with chocolate-colured markings. The female is white and densely clouded with dark-brown. This is a female Chocolate Albatross. It has black upperside forewings with four white streaks on the disc; blackish upperside hindwings except for the whitish discal area. The underside hindwings may be yellowish or whitish and have broad dark band at the termen.
Backyard adjacent to an open space.
Spotted on Dec 15, 2013
Submitted on Dec 31, 2013
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