Black-edged Spirit
Leptosia marginea
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
Leptosia marginea, the black-edged spirit, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and possibly Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Leptosia est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Pieridae et de la sous-famille des Pierinae. Il est l'unique genre de la tribu monotypique des Leptosiaini. Systématique Le genre Leptosia a été décrit par Jakob Hübner en 1818.
Leptosia es un género de mariposas de la familia Pieridae (subfamilia Pierinae, tribu Anthocharini). Incluye 9 especies y 22 subespecies, que se distribuyen por África, India, Ceilán, Birmania y Australia.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionLeptosia marginea, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe
PieridaeAbaeis nicippiformis
Abaeis nicippiformis
PieridaeWhite Angled-Sulphur
Anteos clorinde
PieridaeYellow-angled Sulphur
Anteos maerula
PieridaeOrangetip Angled-Sulphur
Anteos menippe
PieridaeAnthocharis bambusarum
Anthocharis bambusarum
PieridaeMoroccan Orange-tip
Anthocharis belia
PieridaeOrange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
Pieridae