Leptophobia
Encyclopedia
Leptophobia is a genus
of butterflies
in the family
Pieridae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of butterflies
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
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Species
- Leptophobia aripaLeptophobia aripaLeptophobia aripa, the Common Green-eyed White or Mountain White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is native to Mexico, Central America and South America, but strays may be found as far north as southern Texas....
(Boisduval, 1836) - Leptophobia caesiaLeptophobia caesiaLeptophobia caesia, the Bluish White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador.Adults have black markings on the upperside...
(Lucas, 1852) - Leptophobia cinereaLeptophobia cinereaLeptophobia cinerea, the Cinerea White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Ecuador to Bolivia.The wingspan is . Adults have black markings on the upperside...
(Hewitson, 1867) - Leptophobia diaguitaLeptophobia diaguitaLeptophobia diaguita is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Argentina, Peru and Ecuador.-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognised:*Leptophobia diaguita diaguita...
Jörgensen, 1916 - Leptophobia eleoneLeptophobia eleoneLeptophobia eleone, the Silky Wanderer or Eleone White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloudforests....
(Doubleday, 1847) - Leptophobia eleusisLeptophobia eleusisLeptophobia eleusis, the Eleusis White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Venezuela to Bolivia.The wingspan is .The larvae feed on Brassica species.-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognised:...
(Lucas, 1852) - Leptophobia erinnaLeptophobia erinnaLeptophobia erinna is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru and Ecuador....
(Hopffer, 1874) - Leptophobia eucosmaLeptophobia eucosmaLeptophobia eucosma is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru.-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognised:*Leptophobia eucosma eucosma *Leptophobia eucosma euremoides Röber, 1908...
(Erschoff, 1875) - Leptophobia forsteriLeptophobia forsteriLeptophobia forsteri is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru, Colombia and Venezuela.The wingspan is about ....
Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 - Leptophobia gonzagaLeptophobia gonzagaLeptophobia gonzaga, the Gonzaga White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.The wingspan is about ....
Fruhstorfer, 1908 - Leptophobia helenaLeptophobia helenaLeptophobia helena, the Helena White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.The wingspan is .-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognised:*Leptophobia helena helena...
(Lucas, 1852) - Leptophobia micaiaLeptophobia micaiaLeptophobia micaia is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Colombia....
Lamas, Pyrcz & Rodríguez, 2004 - Leptophobia nephthisLeptophobia nephthisLeptophobia nephthis is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru and Bolivia....
(Hopffer, 1874) - Leptophobia olympiaLeptophobia olympiaLeptophobia olympia, the Olympia White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia.The wingspan is .-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognised:...
(Felder, C & R Felder, 1861) - Leptophobia penthicaLeptophobia penthicaLeptophobia penthica, the Penthica White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Colombia, Bolivia and Venezuela.The wingspan is . Adults have black markings on the upperside...
(Kollar, 1850) - Leptophobia philomaLeptophobia philomaLeptophobia philoma, the Philoma White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.The wingspan is about .-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognised:*Leptophobia philoma philoma...
(Hewitson, 1870) - Leptophobia pinaraLeptophobia pinaraLeptophobia pinara, the Pinara White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.The wingspan is about ....
(Felder, C & R Felder, 1865) - Leptophobia tovariaLeptophobia tovariaLeptophobia tovaria, the Tovaria White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia.The wingspan is about .-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognised:...
(Felder, C & R Felder, 1861)