Thursday, December 8, 2022

Appias libythea of Indonesia

 Striped Albatross (Appias libythea) is from Indonesia 

Appias libythea, the striped albatross, is a small butterfly in the Pieridae family, i.e. yellow and white, found in South and Southeast Asia.

Description

Temporal Liquid: Man. White gray on top. Forewings with black tip and basal tip dull gray-black; a narrow baud on the lateral side with black scales descending from subcostal to submedian. The hindwings have small lateral veins with inconspicuous black scales, which are absent in some species and may appear in summer. White underneath. Front face with small black tip on outer edge; some gray scales on lower part of costa. No back wings. 

Woman. White gray on top. At the top of the gray-black costa, a large long line starts from the base of the costa and fills the cell - except for a small line above the midrib, this line of black cells is more extended and is not less than the venule side of the upper and joined a. wide upper side tapering band extending sinuously from the front to the edge to the rear side, closing with a white subapical oblique square, the outer band showing depression traces paler between the streaks; A faint black streak extends from the bottom of the cell to the disk in the form of a super-moisture phase. 

A grayish-black macular band consisting of large confluent spots, or, more or less distinct spots falling on the power side, and associated with similar scales on the side inferior subcostal veins and paler curved disc fascia, the latter. is becoming obsolete. White underneath. Both wings have similar gray powder markings. First, the outer band is crossed by white streaks, or this band is white and the inside of it is defined only by dark gray.

Hind wing with a dull or irregular outer macular band; costa main yellow. Some observations of this sex - which confirmed the type of Lihythea of ​​Fabrician - appeared probably in summer, different in height, in the face, with a black band connecting it from the middle to the outside , and also. lower basal fascia, being either inactive or non-existent, and behind the lateral parts are small or well separated, disc aponeurosis with connecting veins it no longer exists more or less completely. 

Below, the symbols are often defined; In front of the outside the weather is clearly reflected by the inner edge of the gray, the apical area is white or slightly purple, and behind the ground color white or slightly yellow, the disc. The fascia is clearly displayed, and the side panels are not present. Short Term: Male. Upper part. Use the band on the outer side to spread the gray scales wider. 

No back wings. Underside and apical area of ​​the forewing and the whole hindwing tinged with very pale yellow. Woman. Face up. With the cell fiber and the narrow side fiber being smaller than in the central model, the connection fiber is completely absent. No back wings. Below. It is shown in front of the cell line and the side line clearly, the apical area has a yellow color. The wings of the fish are yellow; The disc is clearly displayed.

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