Leptosia nupta
| Leptosia nupta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Leptosia |
| Species: | L. nupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptosia nupta, the Immaculate Wood White, Petite Wood White or Immaculate Spirit, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of wet, primary forest.
The larvae feed on Capparis species and Rorippa madagascariensis.
Subspecies
- Leptosia nupta nupta (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola)
- Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
- Leptosia nupta viettei Bernardi, 1959 (Madagascar)
References
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- ↑ Leptosia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - “Leptosia group”