Leptosia medusa

Dainty spirit
An adult
Feeding on nectar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptosia
Species:
L. medusa
Binomial name
Leptosia medusa
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio medusa Cramer, 1777
  • Papilio dorothea Fabricius, 1793
  • Pieris empeda Godart, 1819

Leptosia medusa, the dainty spirit, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and western Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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  1. ^ Leptosia medusa, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - "Leptosia group"". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2012-05-08.


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