Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common names

🇬🇧 Wood White
🇫🇷 Piéride du Lotier, Piéride de la Moutarde, Blanc-de-lait

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Dismorphiinae
Genus: Leptidea
Species: Leptidea sinapis

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Photographs

img/leptidea-sinapis.webp — Leptidea sinapis

img/leptidea-sinapis-2.webp — Leptidea sinapis

Sources

van Swaay, C., Ellis, S., & Warren, M. (2025). Leptidea sinapis (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2025. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T174243A211398320.en