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432:- white above, with bluish costa and termen inwardly edged with black teeth-like markings on the forewing. The hindwing is similarly toothed on the termen, which has a bluish inward border. The underside of the hindwing is bright yellow and is outwardly bordered with dark chocolate.
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438:- black upperside of the forewing with four white streaks on the disc. Blackish upperside of the hindwing except for the whitish discal area. The underside of the hindwing may be yellowish or whitish and have broad dark band at the termen.
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883:Bombay Natural History Society
820:Bombay Natural History Society
689:Appias lyncida
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1197:Butterflies described in 1777
924:Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander
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595:List of butterflies of India
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902:Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000).
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184:A. l. balambangensis
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