''Leptidea'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
of family
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family (biology), family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from Afrotropical realm, tropical Africa and Indomalayan realm, tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern ...
, the whites and yellows. They live in Europe and Asia.
The genus contains the following species:
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Leptidea amurensis''
Ménétriés, 1859
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Leptidea darvazensis''
Bolshakov, 2004 Central Asian mountains
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Leptidea descimoni''
Mazel, 2004 Kyrgyzstan
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Leptidea duponcheli''
(Staudinger, 1871) – eastern wood white – South Europe, Asia Minor, Balkans, Iran
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Leptidea gigantea''
(Leech, 1890) China
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Leptidea juvernica
''Leptidea juvernica'', the Cryptic wood white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Taxonomy
A 2011 study using karyotype analysis and analysis of mitochondrial nuclear DNA markers concluded that the complex of cryptic species that includes ' ...
'' – cryptic wood white
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Leptidea lactea''
Lorkovic, 1950 Tapaischan, China
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Leptidea morsei''
Fenton, 882
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Year 882 ( DCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* January 20 – King Louis the Younger dies in Frankfurt. He leaves his territory to his younger brother, Emperor ...
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*''Leptidea reali
''Leptidea reali'', the Réal's wood white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.
Taxonomy
A 2011 study using karyotype analysis and analysis of mitochondrial nuclear DNA markers concluded that ''Leptidea reali'' is one of three members of a cr ...
'' Reissinger, 990
Year 990 ( CMXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Al-Mansur, Chancellor and effective ruler of Al-Andalus, conquers the Castle of Montemor-o-Velho (modern Portugal), expanding t ...
/small> – Real's wood white
*'' Leptidea serrata'' Lee, 1955 China
*''Leptidea sinapis
''Leptidea sinapis,'' or the wood white butterfly of the family Pieridae, is a small white butterfly that is mainly found in England, Ireland, and Northern Europe. The butterfly has white wings with grey or yellow markings near the center or tip ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – wood white
*'' Leptidea yunnanica'' Koiwaya, 1996 China
References
External links
images representing ''Leptidea''at
Consortium for the Barcode of Life
The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Gustaf Johan Billberg
Dismorphiinae
Taxa described in 1820
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