Opaque Wood White
Leptosia wigginsi
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
Leptosia wigginsi, the opaque wood white or opaque spirit, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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.
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 wigginsi, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe
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Abaeis nicippiformis
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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