Leptophobia aripa, the common green-eyed white or mountain white,[1] 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.[2] . Leptophobia aria is very selective of the host they choose to lay their eggs in. https://bioone.org/journals/florida-entomologist/volume-89/issue-2/0015-4040_2006_89_127_HSBOLA_2.0.CO_2/HOST-SELECTION-BEHAVIOR-OF-LEPTOPHOBIA-ARIPA-LEPIDOPTERA-PIERIDAE/10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89%5B127:HSBOLA%5D2.0.CO;2.fullIt is a multivoltine species with overlapping generations. Adults feed on flower nectar of various species, including Emilia sonchifolia, Lantana camara and Bidens pilosa.
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including Brassica oleracea.[3] Other records include Nasturtium officinale, Tovaria pendula and Tropaeolum moritzianum.[4]
The following subspecies are recognised: