Yata (1981) and Yata et al (2010) stated: Appias zarinda is closely resembles A. nero, but is readily distinguished from the male of the later by the sharply pointed forewing apex, both wings (upperside) without markings and veins not black dusted.
Two subspecies of Lamproptera meges recorded from Sulawesi: ennius (north, central, south and southeast Sulawesi and Kep. Banggai - Peleng) and akirai (South Sulawesi).