Appias lyncida (Cramer, [1777]) – Chocolate Albatross.

Physical Description Of Under-wings:

From the underside of the male Chocolate albatross is lemon, the forewings apex has chocolate brown this brown border touch with the UNH margin. Female also have this chocolate border.
But the female is whiter then the male and densly clouded with dark brown. The underside of the hindwing may be yellowish or whitish and have broad dark band at the termen.

Appias lycida (Cramer, 1777)- Chocolate Albatross.

The Chocolate Albatross butterfly attacked by Lynx spider. This spider may smaller than the butterfly but once the butterfly fall on the trap of spider web they can't get escape easily. In this photo the albatross butterfly was came for take nectar from Lantena cramear flower but unfortunately it fall on the trap of spiders web.

Upper View of Chocolate Albatross Butterfly.

Physical Description Of Upper-Wings:

The upper view of male Appias lyncida is full of white with the black border of the termen. In wet season form the Appias lyncida is 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. But the dry season form the male has narrower black margins above.
The female Appias lyncida is blackish upperside of the hindwing except for the whitish discal area. In dry season form the Appias lyncida is similar above to the wet-season form, but with more extensive white markings.

Scientific Classification: 

Kingdom:    Animalia

Phylum:      Euarthropoda

Class:          Insecta

Order:         Lepidoptera

Family:       Pieridae

Genus:        Appias

Species:      A. lycinda

Bio-data Of Chocolate Albatross Butterfly: 

Genus: Appias Hübner, 1819
Species: libythea Fabricius, 1775
Subspecies: olferna Swinhoe, 1890
Wingspan of Adult Butterfly: 55mm
Caterpillar Local Host Plants: Cleome rutidosperma (Capparaceae, common name: Purple Cleome, Fringed Spiderflower).