Leptosia nupta

Leptosia nupta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Leptosia
Species:	L. nupta
Binomial name
	Leptosia nupta; (Butler, 1873)
Synonyms
	Nychitona nupta Butler, 1873; Leptosia alcesta f. nuptilla Aurivillius, 1910; Leptosia medusa medusa f. pygmaea Birket-Smith, 1960;

The Immaculate Wood White, Petite Wood White, or Immaculate Spirit (Leptosia nupta) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar.^[2] The habitat consists of wet, primary forest.

The larvae feed on Capparis species and Rorippa madagascariensis.

Subspecies

Leptosia nupta nupta (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola)
Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Leptosia nupta viettei Bernardi, 1959 (Madagascar)