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Appias sabina (Felder & Felder, 1865)

Subspecies

  • [Appias] sabina sabina (Felder & Felder, 1865)
    - latimarginata (Gaede, 1916)
    - defecta (Gaede, 1916)
    - divisapex (Hulstaert, 1924)
    - bicolor (Talbot, 1943)
    - reversa (Stoneham, 1957)

Adult morphologyWingspan28
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)86
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)215
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
MEF:
Centered on the moist semi-deciduous forest types
MEF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWT:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to the coastal forests of East Africa
WWT

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Capparidaceae
    - Boscia
    - Ritchiea
  • Euphorbiaceae
    - Drypetes
    - Phyllanthus

  • Capparidaceae
    - Boscia
    - Ritchiea
  • Euphorbiaceae
    - Drypetes
    - Phyllanthus

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011