Leptosia nina nina
Fruhstorfer 1910 - The Psyche
Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan.
This species is a very dainty flyer, which rarely stays still. It likes to keep in the undergrowth, near the ground and can be found throughout the Islands. This is the smallest of the Thai Pieridae.
Flight Period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Wingspan
35 - 65mm
Early Stages
Fully known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resource: ButterflyCircle Blog (courtesy of Dr. Horace Tan.)
Larval Foodplant
Various species of Crateva (Capparidaeceae)
Range
Thailand and Indo-China. Other subspecies in Southernmost part of Peninsular Thailand (Yala), West Malaysia, Singapore and throughout the Oriental region.