Hebomoia leucippe

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Scientific name Hebomoia leucippe		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hebomoia Rank Species

Similar Hebomoia, Graphium weiskei, Hebomoia glaucippe, Appias nero, Anteos menippe

Hebomoia leucippe is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to the Moluccas and Peleng in Indonesia. The wingspan of H. leucippe is approximately 8 cm (3.1 in).

Subspecies

H. l. leucippe (Cramer, [1775]) – from Ambon, Haruku, and Saparua

H. l. daemonis Fruhstorfer, 1907 – from Seram

H. l. leucogynia (Wallace, 1863) – from Buru

H. l. detanii Nishimura, 1983 – entirely orange, from Pelang, Banggai

References

Hebomoia leucippe Wikipedia

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