| Species name |
Leptosia nupta (Butler,
1873)
Immaculate wood white; petite wood white;
immaculate spirit.
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| Taxonomy |
Nychitona
nupta
Butler,
1873. Cistula Entomologica 1:
175 (150-177).
Type locality: Angola:
“Bembe Mines”.
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Distribution
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Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo,
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Madagascar.
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Distribution Map
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Biology
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Host plant: Capparis species (Capparaceae) [Kielland, 1990: 71]. Rorippa madagascariensis (Brassicaceae) [Heath et al., 2002: 35].
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| Nigeria♂ |
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| Nigeria♀ |
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References
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Leptosia marginea, Site of Markku
Savela Afrotropical Butterflies: File D ? Pieridae - “Leptosia group” |