Leptophobia eleone

Leptophobia eleone
Scientific classification
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 Pieridae family. 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]

References

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