Leptosia wigginsi

Opaque wood white
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Leptosia
Species:	L. wigginsi
Binomial name
	Leptosia wigginsi; (Dixey, 1915)
Synonyms
	Nychitona medusa wigginsiDixey, 1915; Leptosia ugandaNeustetter, 1927;

Last updated February 15, 2025

Leptosia wigginsi, the opaque wood white or opaque spirit, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of primary lowland forests.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

Subspecies

Leptosia wigginsi wigginsi – (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, south-western Kenya, western Tanzania)
Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcestaBernardi, 1965 – (Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

↑ Leptosia wigginsi, Site of Markku Savela
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - "Leptosia group"". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2012-05-08.

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[funet-1] Leptosia wigginsi, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - "Leptosia group"". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2012-05-08.

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