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Leptophobia eleusis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Leptophobia
Species:	L. eleusis
Binomial name
Leptophobia eleusis (H. Lucas, 1852)
Synonyms
Pieris eleusis H. Lucas, 1852 Pieris suadella C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861 Pieris cinnia falledra Fruhstorfer, 1908 Pieris eleusis Doubleday, 1847 (nom. nud.)

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 is 42–48 mm (1.7–1.9 in).

The larvae feed on Brassica species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Colombia, Venezuela)
• Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Peru, Ecuador)

References

1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Leptophobia eleusis (Lucas, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
3. caterpillars.unr.edu

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