Leptophobia eleone explained

Leptophobia eleone, the silky wanderer or eleone white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.^[1]

The larvae feed on Tropaeolum species.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• Leptophobia eleone eleone (Colombia)
• Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Bolivia)

Notes and References

1. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Leptophobia%20eleone.htm Butterflies of the Andes
2. http://caterpillars.unr.edu/lsacat/ecuador/species/pieridae/11854/11854.htm caterpillars.unr.edu