Biology:Leptophobia caesia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Bluish white
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptophobia
Species:
L. caesia
Binomial name
Leptophobia caesia
(H. Lucas, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris caesia H. Lucas, 1852
  • Leptophobia caesia f. pasarga Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Leptophobia tenuicornis Butler & H. Druce, 1872

Leptophobia caesia, the bluish white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador.[1]

Adults have black markings on the upperside. The underside of the hindwings is yellow.[2]

The larvae feed on Podandrogyne pulcherrima.[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Leptophobia caesia caesia (Ecuador)
  • Leptophobia caesia tenuicornis Butler & H. Druce, 1872 (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • Leptophobia caesia phanokia Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Leptophobia caesia (Lucas, 1852)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/pierinae/leptophobia/#caesia. Retrieved January 9, 2020. 
  2. ↑ "Silky Wanderer". Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes. Learn About Butterflies. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

Wikidata ☰ Q2480625 entry




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