| African Wood White | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Anthocharini |
| Genus: | Leptosia |
| Species: | L. alcesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosia alcesta (Stoll, [1782])[1] |
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The African Wood White or Flip Flop (Leptosia alcesta) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family, found in the Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 30–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking from March to May.[2]
The larva feed on Richea species, Capparis fascicularis, and Capparis brassii.[2]