Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946 is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946

Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946

Leptidea juvernica, the Cryptic wood white, is a Pieridae butterfly ranging from western Europe to Kazakhstan.

Family
Genus
Leptidea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946

Leptidea juvernica, commonly known as the Cryptic wood white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Pieridae. Its distribution extends from Ireland and France in the west, all the way to Kazakhstan in the east. Populations of this butterfly found in Ireland were previously identified as Leptidea reali, but they are now confirmed to be Leptidea juvernica.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Leptidea

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