Leptosia nupta

Updated on Dec 24, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leptosia
Similar Leptosia alcesta, Leptosia, Megalopalpus zymna, Appias sabina, Pentila pauli

Leptosia nupta, the immaculate wood white, petite wood white or immaculate spirit, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar. The habitat consists of wet, primary forest.

The larvae feed on Capparis species and Rorippa madagascariensis.

Subspecies

Leptosia nupta nupta (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola)

Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

Leptosia nupta viettei Bernardi, 1959 (Madagascar)

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