Leptophobia eleone, the silky wanderer or eleone white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Leptophobia |
| Species: | L. eleone
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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.[3]
Subspecies edit
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Leptophobia eleone eleone (Colombia)
- Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Bolivia)
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leptophobia eleone.
Wikispecies has information related to Leptophobia eleone.
- ^ a b Leptophobia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ a b Butterflies of the Andes
- ^ caterpillars.unr.edu
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