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Indian Orange Albatross
Appias galba
Appias galba, also known as the Indian orange albatross is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North-east India east to Vietnam and Hainan. It was discovered by Alfred Russell Wallace in 1867.
From the article Appias galba on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wings are more acute than Appias nero and less acute than Appias zarinda. The upperside is similar to Appias nero. The upperside hindwing has a narrow border made of spots. The underside is similar to Appias nero except that the submarginal sports on the forewing are less defined and farther from the margin. The antennae are black and ringed with white, and the abdomen is green above and white below.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 779229.