Leptophobia cinerea
Encyclopedia
Leptophobia cinerea, the Cinerea White, is a butterfly
in the Pieridae
family. It is found from Ecuador
to Bolivia
.
The wingspan
is 45 millimetre. Adults have black markings on the upperside. The underside of the hindwings is dull brown.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. It is found from Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
to Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 45 millimetre. Adults have black markings on the upperside. The underside of the hindwings is dull brown.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:- Leptophobia cinerea cinerea (Ecuador)
- Leptophobia cinerea menthe (Hopffer, 1874) (Peru, Bolivia)