Leptosia medusa
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.
| Dainty spirit | |
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| An adult | |
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| Feeding on nectar | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Leptosia |
| Species: | L. medusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosia medusa | |
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leptosia medusa. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Leptosia medusa. |
- Leptosia medusa, Site of Markku Savela
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - "Leptosia group"". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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