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Leptosia (wood whites)

Synonyms: Leptoria

Wikipedia Abstract

Leptosia, commonly called wood whites, is a genus of pierid butterflies from the orangetip tribe (Anthocharini) . 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).
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Species

Leptosia alcesta (African Wood White) (Attributes)
Leptosia chlorographa
Leptosia hybrida (Hybrid Wood White)
Leptosia lignea
Leptosia marginea
Leptosia medusa
Leptosia nina (Psyche butterfly)
Leptosia nupta (Immaculate Wood White)
Leptosia velocissima
Leptosia wigginsi (Opaque Wood White)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0