Striped Albatross

Appias libythea · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae

Also called: Western Striped Albatross

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Striped Albatross
Photo: Rohit, CC BY-SA

The striped albatross is a small butterfly in the Pieridae family. It lives in South and Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Males have a grey-white upper side with black edges on the forewing and faint black spots on the hindwing; females show broader black bands and spots on both wings, with white undersides marked by dark grey patterns.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a small butterfly.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in South and Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is South and Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Striped Albatross photo 3
Photo: Navaneeth Sini George, CC BY
Striped Albatross photo 4
Photo: Victor Heng, CC BY
Striped Albatross photo 5
Photo: Licheng Shih, CC BY
Striped Albatross photo 6
Photo: Licheng Shih, CC BY

Same family (Pieridae)

Small WhiteSmall WhitePieris rapaeGreen-veined WhiteGreen-veined WhitePieris napiOrange SulphurOrange SulphurColias eurythemeDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon BrimstoneCommon BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniLarge WhiteLarge WhitePieris brassicaeDamages trees, gardens or cropsCloudless SulphurCloudless SulphurPhoebis sennae

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appias_libythea

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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