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Appias olferna peducaea
The Striped Albatross gets its name from the male butterfly, which is white with prominent black veins on the underside. The Appias olferna (Swinhoe, 1890), sometimes treated as a subspecies of Appias libythea, the Striped Albatross, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae. Philippine subspecies is Appias olferna peducaea (Fruhstorfer, 1910), distributed in Bohol, Cebu, Jolo, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Mindanao, Negros, Palawan.
Backyard garden, spotted nectaring on Madagascar Periwinkle flowers, Catharanthus roseus.
Reference: http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil... Male underside spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/152... Female spottings: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/215... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/158...
Spotted on Jun 14, 2013
Submitted on Jun 17, 2013
5 Comments
Thanks Noel! :)
Thanks yeskay! Thanks Leana! :)
Good series!
Thank you Noel :)
Beautiful series, Agnes!