Hebomoia leucippe
| Hebomoia leucippe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Hebomoia |
| Species: | H. leucippe
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebomoia leucippe (Cramer, [1775])
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| Synonyms | |
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Papilio leucippe | |
Hebomoia leucippe is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to the Moluccas and Peleng in Indonesia. The wingspan of H. leucippe is approximately 8 cm (3.1 in).
Subspecies
[edit]- H. l. leucippe (Cramer, [1775]) – from Ambon, Haruku, and Saparua
- H. l. daemonis Fruhstorfer, 1907 – from Seram
- H. l. leucogynia (Wallace, 1863) – from Buru
- H. l. detanii Nishimura, 1983 – entirely orange, from Pelang, Banggai
Gallery of subspecies
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H. l. leucippe male -
H. l. detanii male
References
[edit]- Savela, M. (2010). Hebomoia leucippe, funet.fi Accessed 30 July 2010.
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