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Leptophobia caesia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Leptophobia

Leptophobia caesia

Similar
  
Leptophobia tovaria, Leptophobia eleone, Itaballia pandosia, Leptophobia, Leodonta

Leptophobia caesia, the bluish white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador.

Adults have black markings on the upperside. The underside of the hindwings is yellow.

The larvae feed on Podandrogyne pulcherrima.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Leptophobia caesia caesia (Ecuador)
  • Leptophobia caesia tenuicornis Butler & Druce, 1872 (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • Leptophobia caesia phanokia Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia)
  • References

    Leptophobia caesia Wikipedia