Leptophobia eleone

Leptophobia eleone
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Leptophobia
Species:	L. eleone
Binomial name
	Leptophobia eleone; (Doubleday, 1847)
Synonyms
	Pieris eleone Doubleday, [1847]; Leptophobia eleone ab. ochracea Röber, 1908;

Leptophobia eleone, the Silky Wanderer or Eleone White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloudforests.^[2]

Adults have black markings on the upperside. The underside of the hindwings is silky greenish white. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Lantana species.^[2]

The larvae feed on Tropaeolum species.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Leptophobia eleone eleone (Colombia)
Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Bolivia)

References

^ ^a ^b Leptophobia, Site of Markku Savela
^ ^a ^b ^c Butterflies of the Andes Cite error: The named reference "learn" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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[funet-1] Leptophobia, Site of Markku Savela

[learn-2] Butterflies of the Andes Cite error: The named reference "learn" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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