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Leptidea sinapis (Wood White)

Leptidea sinapis (Wood White)
Originator: Alf Tore Møs

Systematics :

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: Rhopalocera (Butterflies)
Family: Pieridae (Whites)
Subfamily: Dismorphiinae
Genus: Leptidea
Species: Leptidea sinapis (Wood White)

Norwegian name: Skoghvitvinge

Host plants: Cymbalaria muralis, Lathyrus, Lotus, Lotus corniculatus, Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Trifolium arvense, Vicia cracca

Confusion species: Leptidea juvernica (Cryptic Wood White), Pieris napi (Green-veined White)