Leptophobia cinerea

Cinerea white
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Leptophobia
Species:	L. cinerea
Binomial name
Leptophobia cinerea (Hewitson, 1867) [1]
Synonyms
Pieris cinereaHewitson, 1867 Pieris mentheHopffer, 1874 Leptophobia cinerea litanaFruhstorfer, 1907

Leptophobia cinerea, the cinerea white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Ecuador to Bolivia. ^[1]

The wingspan is 45–58 mm (1.8–2.3 in). ^{[2] [3]}

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: ^[1]

• Leptophobia cinerea cinerea (Ecuador)
• Leptophobia cinerea menthe(Hopffer, 1874) (Peru, Bolivia)

References

1. Leptophobia, Site of Markku Savela
2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
3. Butterflies of the Andes ^[usurped]