Yellow Albatross

Appias paulina · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae

Also called: Ceylon Lesser Albatross, Common Albatross

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Yellow Albatross
Photo: John Tann, CC BY

The yellow albatross butterfly has a wingspan of about 5 cm. Its caterpillars feed on plants such as Drypetes australasica, Drypetes deplanchei and Alchornea ilicifolia.

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Size

The adult’s wingspan measures roughly 50 mm.

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Where it lives

It is found from India eastward to Samoa, covering many islands and mainland regions.

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What it eats

Larvae eat the leaves of Drypetes australasica, Drypetes deplanchei and Alchornea ilicifolia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Thailand, Australia and Samoa.

Source: Wikipedia

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_paulina

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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