Leptosia

Leptosia
Leptosia medusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus: Leptosia
Hübner, 1818
Species

Several, see text

Synonyms
  • Nina Horsfield, [1829]
  • Nychitona Butler, 1870

Leptosia, commonly called wood whites, is a genus of pierid butterflies from the orangetip tribe (Anthocharini) .[1] Leptosia are found in Africa, except for Leptosia nina, which ranges from India to Australia, and Leptosia lignea, which is found only on Sulawesi. All have a frail appearance and broad rounded wings. They are only distantly related to the Palearctic wood whites Leptidea (Dismorphiinae).

Species

Listed alphabetically.[2]

References

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  1. Woodhall, Steve. (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publishers.
  2. Leptosia, funet.fi

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