Leptophobia eleusis

Leptophobia eleusis, the Eleusis white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found from Venezuela to Bolivia.[1]

Leptophobia eleusis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptophobia
Species:
L. eleusis
Binomial name
Leptophobia eleusis
(H. Lucas, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris eleusis H. Lucas, 1852
  • Pieris suadella C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
  • Pieris cinnia falledra Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Pieris eleusis Doubleday, 1847 (nom. nud.)

The wingspan is 42–48 mm (1.7–1.9 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Brassica species.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Colombia, Venezuela)
  • Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Peru, Ecuador)

References
  1. Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Leptophobia eleusis (Lucas, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
  3. caterpillars.unr.edu


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