| Leptophobia aripa | |
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| Common green-eyed white from Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Leptophobia |
| Species: | L. aripa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptophobia aripa | |
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Leptophobia aripa, the common green-eyed white or mountain white, [2] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America and South America, but strays may be found as far north as southern Texas. [3] Leptophobia aria is very selective of the host they choose to lay their eggs in. It is a multivoltine species with overlapping generations. [4] Adults feed on flower nectar of various species, including Emilia sonchifolia , Lantana camara and Bidens pilosa . [5]
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including Brassica oleracea . [4] Other records include Nasturtium officinale , Tovaria pendula and Tropaeolum moritzianum . [5]
