Leptophobia tovaria

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Leptophobia tovaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptophobia
Species:
L. tovaria
Binomial name
Leptophobia tovaria
(C. & R. Felder, 1861) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris tovariaC. & R. Felder, 1861

Leptophobia tovaria, the tovaria white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. [1]

The wingspan is about 45 mm (1.8 in). [2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

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