Leptosia hybrida

Hybrid Wood White
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptosia
Species: L. hybrida
Binomial name
Leptosia hybrida
Bernardi, 1952[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptosia medusa f. houzeaui Dufrane, 1947
  • Leptosia medusa ab. reducta Dufrane, 1947
  • Leptosia medusa ab. submarginata Dufrane, 1947

The Hybrid Wood White or Hybrid Spirit (Leptosia hybrida) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of primary and riparian forest, including riverine vegetation that penetrates moist savanna.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

Subspecies

References

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