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''Leptosia'', commonly called wood whites, is a genus of pierid butterflies from the orangetip tribe (Anthocharini) .〔Woodhall, Steve. (2005). ''Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa.'' Cape Town:Struik Publishers.〕 ''Leptosia'' are found in Africa, except for ''Leptosia nina'', which ranges from India to Australia, and ''Leptosia lignea'', which is found only on Sulawesi. All have a frail appearance and broad rounded wings. They are only distantly related to the Palearctic wood whites ''Leptidea'' (Dismorphiinae). ==Species== Listed alphabetically.〔(''Leptosia'' ), funet.fi〕 *''Leptosia alcesta'' (Stoll, ()) – African Wood White or Flip Flop (Subsaharan Africa) *''Leptosia bastini'' Hecq, 1997 *''Leptosia hybrida'' Bernardi, 1952 – Hybrid Wood White (western Africa) *''Leptosia lignea'' (Vollenhoven, 1865) – (endemic to Sulawesi) *''Leptosia marginea'' (Mabille, 1890) – Black-edged Spirit (western Africa) *''Leptosia medusa'' (Cramer, ()) – Dainty Spirit (western Africa) *''Leptosia nina'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Psyche (Southeast Asia to Australia) *''Leptosia nupta'' (Butler, 1873) – Immaculate Wood White (western Africa) *''Leptosia wigginsi'' (Dixey, 1915) – Opaque Wood White (central Africa) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leptosia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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