Leodonta

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Leodonta
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Leodonta tellane
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Leodonta
Butler, 1870 [1]
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Leodonta is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae.

Species

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References

  1. Leodonta, funet.fi