Appias lasti
| Last's albatross | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Appias |
| Species: | A. lasti
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| Binomial name | |
| Appias lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)[1]
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Appias lasti, the Last's albatross or Last's albatross white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and heavy woodland.
The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardii, Phyllanthus, Capparis, Maerua, and Ritchiea species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Appias lasti lasti (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania and coast of Mozambique)
- Appias lasti natalensis Neustetter, 1927 (South Africa: Natal, but this is thought to be a false locality)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Appias lasti.
Wikispecies has information related to Appias lasti.
- ^ Appias, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subtribe Appiadina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
External links
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