''Leptidea'' is a
genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
of family
Pieridae, the whites and yellows. They live in Europe and Asia.
The genus contains the following species:
*''
Leptidea amurensis''
Ménétriés, 1859
*''
Leptidea darvazensis''
Bolshakov, 2004 Central Asian mountains
*''
Leptidea descimoni''
Mazel, 2004 Kyrgyzstan
*''
Leptidea duponcheli''
(Staudinger, 1871) – eastern wood white – South Europe, Asia Minor, Balkans, Iran
*''
Leptidea gigantea''
(Leech, 1890) China
*''
Leptidea juvernica'' – cryptic wood white
*''
Leptidea lactea''
Lorkovic, 1950 Tapaischan, China
*''
Leptidea morsei''
Fenton, 882
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Year 882 (Roman numerals, DCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* January 20 – King Louis the Younger dies in Frankfurt. He ...
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*'' Leptidea reali'' Reissinger, 990
Year 990 ( CMXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Al-Mansur, ''de facto'' ruler of Al-Andalus, conquers the Castle of Montemor-o-Velho (mode ...
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*'' Leptidea serrata'' Lee, 1955 China
*'' Leptidea sinapis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – wood white
*'' Leptidea yunnanica'' Koiwaya, 1996 China
References
External links
images representing ''Leptidea''at
Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Gustaf Johan Billberg
Dismorphiinae
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