Leptophobia caesia

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

Leptophobia caesia, the bluish white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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 & Druce, 1872 (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • Leptophobia caesia phanokia Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Leptophobia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Butterflies of the Andes


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