| Leptophobia aripa | |
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| Common green-eyed white from Brazil | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Leptophobia |
| Species: | L. aripa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptophobia aripa | |
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Leptophobia aripa, the common green-eyed white or mountain white,[2] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America and South America, but strays may be found as far north as southern Texas.[3]
It is a multivoltine species with overlapping generations.[4] Adults feed on flower nectar of various species, including Emilia sonchifolia, Lantana camara and Bidens pilosa.[5]
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including Brassica oleracea.[4] Other records include Nasturtium officinale, Tovaria pendula and Tropaeolum moritzianum.[5]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Leptophobia aripa aripa (Venezuela, Ecuador)
- Leptophobia aripa balidia (Boisduval, 1836) (Brazil)
- Leptophobia aripa elodia (Boisduval, 1836) (Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador)
- Leptophobia aripa elodina (Röber, 1908) (Bolivia, Argentina)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Leptophobia aripa.
- 1 2 Leptophobia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ↑ Leptophobia aripa, Bug Guide
- 1 2 Host Selection Behavior of Leptophobia aripa (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
- 1 2 Species of Costa Rica Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
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