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Mountain White

Leptophobia aripa

Photo by elaphrus
Published on Project Noah
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12.9488, -86.1806

Field Notes

Habitat:

Highland forest mixed with coffee plantings. A dozen or more of these Pierids were at a seep.

Species ID Suggestions

Green-eyed White or Mountain White

Leptophobia aripa

Reference Link
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Comments (1)
elaphrus
Thanks for the ID suggestions. I see Kim Garwood has an internet photo of Leptophobia aripa that matches right down to the black < mark, and Richard Lehman has an on-line photo of L. aripa from the same location in Nicaragua as my photo.

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