''Appias maria'' is a species of pierine

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

found in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

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Subspecies

*''A. m. maria'' (Philippines: Luzon) *''A. m. adorabilis'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Philippines: Mindanao) *''A. m. dolorosa'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bohol, Bazilan) *''A. m. kabiraensis'' Murayama, 1970 (Japan)

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maria Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

Butterflies described in 1875 Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Georg Semper {{Pieridae-stub