Common name: Small Blackveined Albatross.
Latin name: Appias libythea olferna.
Wingspan: about 5–6cm.
Range: Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Habitat: Scrubland, gardens and roadsides.
Food plant: Cleome ciliata (the wild cat's whisker).
Latin name: Appias libythea olferna.
Wingspan: about 5–6cm.
Range: Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Habitat: Scrubland, gardens and roadsides.
Food plant: Cleome ciliata (the wild cat's whisker).
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The Small Blackveined Albatross (Appias libythea olferna)
The Small Blackveined Albatross, male (Appias libythea olferna). © Chin Fah Shin.
This page revised on 19 February 2003. Copyright © Chin Fah Shin.
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