Leptophobia eleone

Leptophobia eleone, the silky wanderer or eleone white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.[2]

Leptophobia eleone
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptophobia
Species:
L. eleone
Binomial name
Leptophobia eleone
(Doubleday, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris eleone Doubleday, [1847]
  • Leptophobia eleone ab. ochracea Röber, 1908

Adults have black markings on the upperside. The underside of the hindwings is silky greenish white. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Lantana species.[2]

The larvae feed on Tropaeolum species.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Leptophobia eleone eleone (Colombia)
  • Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Bolivia)
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