Leptosia Hübner, 1818is a synonym of Genus Metachrostis Hübner, 1820This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 25
9782
130745 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 3372
55024 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 188
3943 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Eublemmini
Forbes, 1954
| 100
2641 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Leptosia
Hübner, 1818
Psyche, Psyches, Wood whites | 78 | Species |
Subnodes of Leptosia Hübner, 1818 | Species | Leptosia aebutia Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782
African Spirit, African Wood White, Flip Flop | 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptosia aurisparsa Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Leptosia bastini Hecq, 1997
| | | | Species | Leptosia chlorographa Hübner, 1818
| | | | Species | Leptosia comma Fruhstorfer, 1902
| | | | Species | Leptosia crokera MacLeay, 1827
| | | | Species | Leptosia delucior Schwingenschuss, 1926
| | | | Species | Leptosia dilucida Osthelder, 1933
| | | | Species | Leptosia dione Wallace, 1867
| | | | Species | Leptosia dorothea Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Leptosia empeda Godart, 1819
| | | | Species | Leptosia fumigata Fruhstorfer, 1902
| | | | Species | Leptosia fuscolimbata Gaede, 1916
| | | | Species | Leptosia georgi Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Leptosia houzeaui Dufrane, 1947
| | | | Species | Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952
Hybrid Spirit, Hybrid Wood White | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptosia immaculata Aurivillius, 1895
| | | | Species | Leptosia inalcesta Bernardi, 1959
| | | | Species | Leptosia lathyri Hübner, 1819
| | | | Species | Leptosia lignea van Vollenhoven, 1865
| | | | Species | Leptosia malayana Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Leptosia marginea Mabille, 1890
Black-edged Spirit | | | | Species | Leptosia medusa Cramer, 1777
Dainty Spirit | | | | Species | Leptosia meeki
| | | | Species | Leptosia micropunctata Van Eecke, 1913
| | | | Species | Leptosia morsei Fenton, 1882
| | | | Species | Leptosia narica Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Leptosia nicobarica Doherty, 1886
| | | | Species | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793
Black-spotted White, Psyche, The Psyche | 12 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptosia niobe Wallace, 1866
| | | | Species | Leptosia nupta Butler, 1873
Immaculate Spirit, Immaculate Wood White | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptosia nuptilla Aurivillius, 1910
| | | | Species | Leptosia pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965
| | | | Species | Leptosia pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959
| | | | Species | Leptosia pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959
| | | | Species | Leptosia pygmaea Birket-Smith, 1960
| | | | Species | Leptosia reducta Dufrane, 1947
| | | | Species | Leptosia sefidi Brandt, 1938 ⇒ Metachrostis sefidi
| | | | Species | Leptosia sinapis Linnaeus, 1758
| | | | Species | Leptosia somereni Bernardi, 1959
| | | | Species | Leptosia submarginata Dufrane, 1947
| | | | Species | Leptosia sylvicola Boisduval, 1833
| | | | Species | Leptosia tarda Turati, 1926
| | | | Species | Leptosia terentia Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Leptosia uganda Dixey, 1915 ⇒ Leptosia wigginsi
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptosia velocissima Turati, 1926 ⇒ Metachrostis velox
| | | | Species | Leptosia velox
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptosia viettei Bernardi, 1959
| | | | Species | Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915
Opaque Spirit, Opaque Wood White | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Leptosia xiphia Fabricius, 1781
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Leptosia | English | Psyche, Psyches, Wood whites |
Distribution of Leptosia Hübner, 1818
Distribution on islands Langkawi
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