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Common Albatross

Appias albina swinhoei (Moore, 1905)

සුලබ සුදනා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Pierinae > Pierini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Sarath Rajapakshe

female (form principalis)

ගැහැණු

© Himesh Jayasinghe

female (form principalis)

ගැහැණු

© Himesh Jayasinghe

female (form principalis)

ගැහැණු

© Himesh Jayasinghe

female (form flava)

ගැහැණු

© Himesh Jayasinghe

female (extreme dry season form)

ගැහැණු (අති වියළි කාලයුරුව)

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Adult stage of Appias albina swinhoei (Moore, 1905). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Appias%20albina%20swinhoei#adult

(2025). Early stages of Appias albina swinhoei (Moore, 1905). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Appias%20albina%20swinhoei#child

Ref.: van der Pooerten & van der Pooerten, 2016

Drypetes sepiaria

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Appias albina swinhoei (Moore, 1905). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Appias%20albina%20swinhoei#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Appias albina swinhoei (Moore, 1905). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Appias%20albina%20swinhoei#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Appias albina swinhoei (Moore, 1905). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Appias%20albina%20swinhoei#seasonalAbundance

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