Leptophobia pinara

Leptophobia pinara, the Pinara white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.[1]

Leptophobia pinara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptophobia
Species:
L. pinara
Binomial name
Leptophobia pinara
(C. & R. Felder, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris pinara C. & R. Felder, 1865

The wingspan is about 47–50 mm (1.9–2.0 in).[2]

References
  1. Leptophobia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)


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