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Green-eyed White (Leptophobia aripa)

Green-eyed White (Leptophobia aripa)

2 Species ID Suggestions

Common emigrant
Catopsilia pomona
bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Leptophobia sp.


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thank you all for your comments...i always find this butterfly in my parent's garden...we live in Quito, Ecuador - South America, and actually, i didn't know the name of this specimen...thank you for the information...<3

Thank you bayucca, for correcting me!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Pieridae, Leptophobia sp., most probably Leptophobia aripa, the Green-eyed White. But you would need some more pictures of the whole butterfly to confirm the ID:
http://neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%2...
The Common Emigrant, Catopsilia pomona, is a Pieridae from Asia and Australia.

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Great series :)

Parroquia Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Jul 7, 2012
Submitted on Jul 7, 2012

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