Appias zarinda

Eastern orange albatross
At Tomohon, North Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Appias
Species:	A. zarinda
Binomial name
Appias zarinda (Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
Pieris zarinda Boisduval, 1836 Pieris fatime Vollenhoven, 1866 Tachyris bouruensis Wallace, 1867 Tachyris phestus Westwood, 1888 Tachyris nero sulana Fruhstorfer, 1899

Appias zarinda, the eastern orange albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found on Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands, Indonesia.

Subspecies and distribution

• A. z. zarinda (Sulawesi, Kabaena, Tukangbesi Islands, and Peleng Island: Banggai Islands)
• A. z. bouruensis (Wallace, 1867) (Buru)
• A. z. phestus (Westwood, 1888) (Sangihe Islands and Talise Islands)
• A. z. sulana (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Mangole Island: Sula Islands)

References

• Vane-Wright, R.I. & R. de Jong (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische verhandelingen / uitgegeven door het Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden 343, 11.vii.2003: 3-267.