Rank Species | Genus Appias | |
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Similar Appias phaola, Appias melania, Appias ada, Appias sabina, Appias epaphia |
Appias lasti, the Last's albatross or Last's albatross white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. The habitat consists of coastal forests and heavy woodland.
Adults have a weak flight and keep to forest edges or clearings. Both sexes are attracted to flowers and males come to damp patches.
The larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardii, Phyllanthus, Capparis, Maerua, and Ritchiea species.
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