Striped Albatross (Male)

Description:

Appias olferna (Swinhoe, 1890) (D'A treats as subspecies of A.libythea, the Striped Albatross), is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae. Philippine subspecies is peducaea (Fruhstorfer, 1910), distributed in Bohol, Cebu, Jolo, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Mindanao, Negros, Palawan. The Striped Albatross gets its name from the male butterfly, which is white with prominent black veins on the underside. The female is dark dusted with yellow wing bases.

Habitat:

Backyard, found on Tridax procumbens flower amongst the fallen banana trunks.

Notes:

Reference: http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil....