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Leptosia alcesta (African Wood White)

Synonyms: Leptosia alcesta inalcesta; Leptosia alcesta pseudonupta; Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla; Papilio alcesta

Wikipedia Abstract

Leptosia alcesta, the African wood white or flip flop, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family, found in Africa. The wingspan is 30–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year round, peaking from March to May. The larva feed on Richea species, Capparis fascicularis, and Capparis brassii. \n* In flight \n* Worn specimen with the appearance of a face
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.181 inches (.03 m)

Prey / Diet

Capparis brassii[2]
Capparis fascicularis (Zigzag Caper-bush)[2]

Predators

Alcimus setifemoratus[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Borghesio, L., & Wagura, L. The Common Butterflies of the Mathews Range, Cheli & Peacock Community Trust
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
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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