Biology:Leptophobia eleone

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Leptophobia eleone
Leptophobia eleone (5).jpg
Leptophobia eleone (1).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptophobia
Species:
L. eleone
Binomial name
Leptophobia eleone
(Doubleday, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris eleone Doubleday, [1847]
  • Leptophobia eleone ab. ochracea Röber, 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]

  • Leptophobia eleone eleone (Colombia)
  • Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Bolivia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q291172 entry