Leptosia wigginsi

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, Appias phaola, Mylothris rhodope, Pentila pauli, Telipna acraea

Leptosia wigginsi, the opaque wood white or opaque spirit, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary lowland forests.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

Subspecies

Leptosia wigginsi wigginsi – (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, south-western Kenya, western Tanzania)

Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965 – (Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

Leptosia wigginsi Wikipedia

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