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Leptosia nupta (Immaculate Wood White)

Synonyms: Leptosia nupta viettei

Wikipedia Abstract

Leptosia nupta, the immaculate wood white, petite wood white or immaculate spirit, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar. The habitat consists of wet, primary forest. The larvae feed on Capparis species and Rorippa madagascariensis.
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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