Appias aegis, the forest white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in south-east Asia.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- Appias aegis aegis (Philippines: Mindanao)
- Appias aegis illana <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1862)</small> (Philippines: Luzon)
- Appias aegis cynis <small>(Hewitson, [1866])</small> (Peninsular Malaya)
- Appias aegis pryeri <small>(Distant, 1885)</small> (Pulau Tioman, Pulau Aur)
- Appias aegis caepia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small> (Philippines: Palawan)
- Appias aegis gerasa <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small> (Sula Islands)
- Appias aegis polisma <small>(Hewitson, [1861])</small> (northern Sulawesi)
- Appias aegis aegina <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1899)</small> (southern Sulawesi)
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