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Leptophobia eleusis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Leptophobia

Similar
  
Leptophobia tovaria, Leptophobia eleone, Leptophobia, Leodonta, Pseudopieris

Leptophobia eleusis, the Eleusis white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Venezuela to Bolivia.

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

The larvae feed on Brassica species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

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

    Leptophobia eleusis Wikipedia