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''Leptophobia'' is a
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Pieridae.


Species

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Leptophobia aripa ''Leptophobia aripa'', the common green-eyed white or mountain white, 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.< ...
'' (Boisduval, 1836) *''
Leptophobia caesia ''Leptophobia caesia'', the bluish white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ' ...
'' (Lucas, 1852) *''
Leptophobia cinerea ''Leptophobia cinerea'', the cinerea white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Ecuador to Bolivia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip ...
'' (Hewitson, 1867) *''
Leptophobia diaguita ''Leptophobia diaguita'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae first described by Peter Jörgensen in 1916. It is found in Argentina, Peru and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially th ...
'' Jörgensen, 1916 *''
Leptophobia eleone ''Leptophobia eleone'', the silky wanderer or eleone white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tric ...
'' (Doubleday, 1847) *''
Leptophobia eleusis ''Leptophobia eleusis'', the Eleusis white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found from Venezuela to Bolivia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an ...
'' (Lucas, 1852) *''
Leptophobia erinna ''Leptophobia erinna'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which ...
'' (Hopffer, 1874) *''
Leptophobia eucosma ''Leptophobia eucosma'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , ...
'' (Erschoff, 1875) *''
Leptophobia forsteri ''Leptophobia forsteri'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For exam ...
'' Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 *''
Leptophobia gonzaga ''Leptophobia gonzaga'', the Gonzaga white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingti ...
'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 *''
Leptophobia helena ''Leptophobia helena'', the Helena white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a ...
'' (Lucas, 1852) *''
Leptophobia micaia ''Leptophobia micaia'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbe ...
'' Lamas, Pyrcz & Rodríguez, 2004 *'' Leptophobia nephthis'' (Hopffer, 1874) *''
Leptophobia olympia ''Leptophobia olympia'', the Olympia white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...
'' (Felder, C & R Felder, 1861) *''
Leptophobia penthica ''Leptophobia penthica'', the penthica white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Colombia, Bolivia and Venezuela. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the o ...
'' (Kollar, 1850) *''
Leptophobia philoma ''Leptophobia philoma'', the philoma white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other win ...
'' (Hewitson, 1870) *''
Leptophobia pinara ''Leptophobia pinara'', the Pinara white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wing ...
'' (Felder, C & R Felder, 1865) *''
Leptophobia tovaria ''Leptophobia tovaria'', the tovaria white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...
'' (Felder, C & R Felder, 1861)


References

Pierini Pieridae of South America Pieridae genera Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Pieridae-stub