Leptophobia olympia

Updated on Dec 18, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leptophobia

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

Leptophobia olympia, the Olympia white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia.

The wingspan is 35–38 mm (1.4–1.5 in).

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

Leptophobia olympia olympia (Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia)

Leptophobia olympia potoniei Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 (Peru)

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