Fenton's Wood White (Leptidea morsei)
Fenton's Wood White (Leptidea morsei)
Fenton's Wood White (Leptidea morsei)
Fenton's Wood White (Leptidea morsei)
Fenton's Wood White (Leptidea morsei)
Fenton's Wood White (Leptidea morsei)

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Fenton's Wood White (Leptidea morsei)


Photo © Rudi Verovnik
FamilyPieridae
SubfamilyDismorphiinae
GenusLeptidea
Speciesmorsei
Authority(Fenton, 1882)
English NameFenton's Wood White
European Red List 2010Near Threatened (NT)
EU 27 Red List 2010Endangered (EN)
European Red List 2025Vulnerable (VU)
EU 27 Red List 2025Vulnerable (VU)
Habitats DirectiveHD II IV
Bern Convention
CITES

Description

Apart from its greater size and slightly falcate forewings the species can be separated from the other Wood Whites by conspicuous gliding flight sometimes displayed by males. The habitat of Fenton’s Wood White is almost exclusively highly structured deciduous woodland. The only confirmed food plant of this species in Europe is Black Pea (Lathyrus niger). This butterfly is double-brooded and hibernates in the pupal stage.

Distribution

Austria / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria (Possibly Present) / Croatia / Czechia (Regionally Extinct) / Hungary / Moldova / Poland / Romania / European Russia / Serbia (Regionally Extinct) / Serbia: Serbia (Regionally Extinct) / Slovakia / Slovenia / Ukraine /

Larval Foodplants

#OrderFamilyGenusSpeciesVernacular NameLink
1FabalesFabaceaeLathyrusnigerBlack Pea