- Source: Leptosia wigginsi
Leptosia wigginsi, the opaque wood white or opaque spirit, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary lowland forests.
The larvae feed on Capparis species.
Subspecies
Leptosia wigginsi wigginsi – (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, south-western Kenya, western Tanzania)
Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965 – (Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Leptosia wigginsi
- Leptosia
- List of butterflies of Sierra Leone
- List of butterflies of Liberia
- List of butterflies of Senegal
- List of butterflies of Ghana
- List of butterflies of Uganda
- List of butterflies of the Central African Republic
- List of butterflies of Ivory Coast
- List of butterflies of Togo
