Leptophobia eleone

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Leptophobia eleone
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptophobia
Species:
L. eleone
Binomial name
Leptophobia eleone
(Doubleday, 1847) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris eleoneDoubleday, [1847]
  • Leptophobia eleone ab. ochraceaRöber, 1908

Leptophobia eleone, the silky wanderer or eleone white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests. [2]

Adults have black markings on the upperside. The underside of the hindwings is silky greenish white. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Lantana species. [2]

The larvae feed on Tropaeolum species. [3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

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