Appias zarinda
Appias zarinda, the eastern orange albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found on Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands, Indonesia.
| Eastern orange albatross | |
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| At Tomohon, North Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. zarinda |
| Binomial name | |
| Appias zarinda (Boisduval, 1836) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Subspecies and distribution
- A. z. zarinda (Sulawesi, Kabaena, Tukangbesi Islands, and Peleng Island: Banggai Islands)
- A. z. bouruensis (Wallace, 1867) (Buru)
- A. z. phestus (Westwood, 1888) (Sangihe Islands and Talise Islands)
- A. z. sulana (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Mangole Island: Sula Islands)
References
- Vane-Wright, R.I. & R. de Jong (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische verhandelingen / uitgegeven door het Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden 343, 11.vii.2003: 3-267.
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