Appias (Appias) lyncida (Cramer, 1777) |
Wet-season form: Male - white above, with bluish costa and termen inwardly edged with black teeth-like markings on the forewing. The hindwing is similarly toothed on the termen, which has a bluish inward border. The underside of the hindwing is bright yellow and is outwardly bordered with dark chocolate. Female - black upperside of the forewing with four white streaks on the disc. Blackish upperside of the hindwing except for the whitish discal area. The underside of the hindwing may be yellowish or whitish and have broad dark band at the termen. Dry-season form: smaller. Male - The male has narrower black margins above. Female - Similar above to the wet-season form, but with more extensive white markings. | |
55 - 70 mm |
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Known subspecies | ||
Species | Author | Locus typicus |
Appias (Appias) lyncida andrea | Eschscholtz, 1821 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida balambangensis | Abang, Treadaway & H.G. Schroeder, 2004 | Malaysia, Sabah, Balambangan Island |
Appias (Appias) lyncida eleonora | Boisduval, 1836 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida enarentina | Fruhstorfer, 1900 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida formosana | Wallace, 1866 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida galbana | Fruhstorfer, 1910 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida latifasciata | Moore, 1881 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida lepidana | Fruhstorfer, 1910 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida lyncida | Cramer, 1777 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida maccina | Fruhstorfer, 1911 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida nicobarica | Moore, 1905 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida subenarete | Schröder & Treadaway, 1989 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida taprobana | Moore, 1879 | |
Appias (Appias) lyncida vasava | Fruhstorfer, 1910 |