Leptidea amurensis

Leptidea amurensis is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from western Siberia to the Ussuri region and in North Korea, China, Mongolia and Japan.

Leptidea amurensis
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L. amurensis
Binomial name
Leptidea amurensis

The larvae feed on Hedysarum ussuriense, Lupinus species and Vicia amoena.

Subspecies

  • Leptidea amurensis amurensis
  • Leptidea amurensis emisinapis (Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia)
  • Leptidea amurensis jacutia (Yakutia)
  • Leptidea amurensis japana


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