Leptosia
Encyclopedia
Leptosia, commonly called wood whites, is a genus
of pierid
butterflies
from the orangetip
tribe
(Anthocharini) .
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of pierid
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...
butterflies
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...
from the orangetip
Anthocharini
The tribe Anthocharini is one of the subdivisions of the insect order Lepidoptera, which includes the moths and butterflies. It is a further subdivision of the butterfly family Pieridae and subfamily Pierinae; formerly it was considered a subfamily on its own, Anthocharinae...
tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
(Anthocharini) .
Species
Listed alphabetically.- Leptosia alcestaLeptosia alcestaThe African Wood White or Flip Flop is a butterfly of the Pieridae family, found in the Africa.The wingspan is 30–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking from March to May....
(Stoll, [1782]) – African Wood White or Flip Flop - Leptosia bastini Hecq, 1997
- Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
- Leptosia marginea (Mabille, 1890)
- Leptosia medusa (Cramer, [1777])
- Leptosia ninaLeptosia ninaThe Psyche is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae and is found in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The upper forewing has a black spot on a mainly white background. The flight is weak and erratic and the body of the butterfly bobs up and down as it beats its wings...
(Fabricius, 1793) – Psyche - Leptosia nupta (Butler, 1873) – Immaculate Wood White
- Leptosia wigginsi (Dixey, 1915) – Opaque Wood White