Leptidea sinapis sinapis (Wood White)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Boswitje

Common Names in English:

Wood White

Description

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Family Pieridae

'The Pieridae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Worldwide in distribution, most species are found in the tropics. Adults have medium to small wings that are white, yellow, or orange, with some black or red, and many have hidden ultraviolet patterns that are used in courtship . Species with more than one generation usually have distinct seasonal variation in appearance . Adults of all species visit flowers for nectar, and adults of both sexes have three pairs of walking legs . Males patrol in search of receptive mates, and females lay columnar eggs on leaves, buds, and stems. The majority of caterpillars of North American whites and sulphurs feed on legumes or crucifers (members of the Mustard family ). Typically, temperate species overwinter in the pupal or larval stage , while tropical species overwinter as adults.

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Subfamily Dismorphiinae

The mimic-whites are members of the Family Pieridae. Their distribution is mainly limited to the neotropics (South America, Central America, and the Caribbean). Only one species is found in North America.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Panorpida ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Family: Pieridae () - Whites and Yellows (Sulphurs)
        Subfamily: Dismorphiinae () - Mimic-Whites
        Genus: Leptidea () - Billberg, 1820
        Specific name: sinapis - Linnaeus
        Subspecies: sinapis
        Scientific name: - Leptidea sinapis sinapis Linnaeus