White albatross
Appias albina
The white albatross is a white butterfly with a sprinkle of black at the tips of its front wings. The females come in two styles, and one of them is pale yellow. It flies in warm parts of Asia.
Lives in
South and Southeast Asia, from India to the Malay Peninsula, and on to Australia
Wingspan
6 to 7.4 cm (2.4 to 2.9 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat the leaves of Drypetes trees.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🧱wings as wide as 2.5 toy building bricks⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 22 seconds
How big is White albatross compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
White albatross about 17 km/h (11 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings are about 6 to 7 centimetres from tip to tip.
2
It looks very much like a cousin, but its front wings are more pointed.
3
Its caterpillar is light green with a yellow-white stripe along each side.
4
Its pupa has a long, pointed horn on its head.
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Most asked questions about White albatross
?What does the white albatross eat?
Its caterpillars eat the leaves of Drypetes trees.
?How big is the white albatross?
Its wings are about 6 to 7 centimetres from tip to tip.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Appias albina
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Pieridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Pieridae
- Lives on
- Asia, Australia and Oceania
- Also known as
- Common albatross
Where the facts come from
- Appias albina (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Firos AK. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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