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Leptosia marginea

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Black-edged Spirit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Leptosia
Species:
L. marginea
Binomial name
Leptosia marginea
(Mabille, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia marginea Mabille, 1890
  • Nychitona medusa var. immaculata Aurivillius, 1895

The Black-edged Spirit (Leptosia marginea) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and possibly Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

References

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  1. ^ Leptosia marginea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - “Leptosia group”


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