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Appias cardena (Hewitson, [1861])

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Pieridae → subfamily Pierinae → tribe Pierini → genus Appias → species Appias cardena

Species name(s)

Appias cardena (Hewitson, [1861]) = Pieris cardena Hewitson, 1861 = Tachyris cardena perakana Fruhstorfer, 1902.

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Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Detailed information with references

Habitus and Differences from alike species

Wingspan 60-70 mm. Male UP is white, FW with a narrow black border at costa, broader at apex and along the termen to space 2, HW border narrow and darkened inwards along the veins; UN markings on FW is similar to the UP, HW yellow at basal half of the wing, heavily black dusting along veins and with a narrow dark border at tornal area. [144]. Svetlana Shchavelina.

Subspecies Appias cardena

A. c. cardena.
A. c. hagar (Vollenhoven, 1865).
A. c. perakana (Fruhstorfer, 1902).

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Alex Dumchus.

Text data: Svetlana Shchavelina.

Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[85] Lepidoptera.ru (Insecta.pro previous version / cтарая версия Insecta.pro)
[144] Pisuth Ek-Amnuay "Butterflies of Thailand". 2nd Revised edition. Bangkok, 2012

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