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Leptophobia eleone

Leptophobia eleone

Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu (pueblo)

Description


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.

The larvae feed on Tropaeolum species.

Subspecies: The following subspecies are recognised:
  • Leptophobia eleone eleone (Colombia)
  • Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Bolivia)

Source: Wikipedia, article Leptophobia eleone. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
83017809/10/2018PeruCuzcoAguas Calientes - Machu Picchu (pueblo)Adrian Braidotti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Leptophobia eleone – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.