Leptosia alcesta

African wood white
	Both L. a. inalcesta; Mabibi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Leptosia
Species:	L. alcesta
Binomial name
	Leptosia alcesta; (Stoll, )
Synonyms
	Papilio alcesta Stoll, ; Papilio narica Fabricius, 1793; Pseudopontia cepheus Ehrmann, 1894; Leucophasia sylvicola Boisduval, 1833;

Leptosia alcesta, the African wood white or flip flop, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 30–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking from March to May.^[2]

The larvae feed on Ritchiea species, Capparis fascicularis, and Capparis brassii.^[2]

Subspecies

L. a. alcesta (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
L. a. inalcesta Bernardi, 1959 (Uganda, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland)
L. a. pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959 (Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ethiopia)
L. a. sylvicola (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar)

L. a. alcesta, Ghana
L. a. inalcesta,In flight
Worn specimen with the appearance of a face
L. a. sylvicola, Madagascar

References

^ ^a ^b Leptosia alcesta, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

External links

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 10

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[funet-1] Leptosia alcesta, funet.fi

[Woodhall-2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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African wood white


Both L. a. inalcesta Mabibi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Leptosia
Species:	L. alcesta
Binomial name
*Leptosia alcesta* (Stoll, )^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio alcesta Stoll, Papilio narica Fabricius, 1793 Pseudopontia cepheus Ehrmann, 1894 Leucophasia sylvicola Boisduval, 1833