Leptophobia eleone

Leptophobia eleone, the silky wanderer or eleone white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.

The larvae feed on Tropaeolum species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• Leptophobia eleone eleone (Colombia)
• Leptophobia eleone luca <small>Fruhstorfer, 1907</small> (Ecuador, Bolivia)

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