Leptosia nupta
| Leptosia nupta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Leptosia |
| Species: | L. nupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873)[1] | |
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Leptosia nupta, the immaculate wood white, petite wood white or immaculate spirit, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of wet, primary forest.
The larvae feed on Capparis species and Rorippa madagascariensis.
Subspecies
- Leptosia nupta nupta (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola)
- Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
- Leptosia nupta viettei Bernardi, 1959 (Madagascar)
References
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- ↑ Leptosia nupta, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - “Leptosia group”
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