Appias nero, the orange albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. The species occurs from northern India to the Sunda Islands, the Philippines, Sulawesi and eastwards. Subspecies Appias nero galba is found in India.
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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. nero
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| Appias nero (Wallace, 1867)
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Status edit
The species is common.
Gallery edit
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A. n. galba -
A. n. baweana -
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References edit
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
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