Leptosia nina

Leptosia nina
L. n. nina, Kerala
L. n. fumigata, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Leptosia
Species:
L. nina
Binomial name
Leptosia nina
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Papilio nina Fabricius, 1793
  • Leptosia chlorographa Hübner, 1818
  • Papilio xiphia Fabricius, 1781 (preocc.)
  • Leptosia xiphia
  • Pontia crokera MacLeay, [1826]
  • Pontia niobe Wallace, 1866
  • Pontia dione Wallace, 1867
  • Nychitona xiphia var. nicobarica Doherty, 1886
  • Leptosia xiphia fumigata Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Leptosia aurisparsa Fruhstorfer
  • Leptosia xiphia comma Fruhstorfer, 1903

Leptosia nina, the psyche,[1][2] is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae (the sulphurs, yellows and whites) and is found in Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia and Australia.[1][2] The upper forewing has a black spot on a mainly white background. The flight is weak and erratic and the body of the butterfly bobs up and down as it beats its wings. They fly low over the grass and the butterfly rarely leaves the ground level.

  1. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 71. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Leptosia nina (Fabricius, 1793)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 2, 2018.