Image to followAI-generated illustrationLeptidea sinapis
Leptidea sinapis
Family: PieridaeGenus: Leptideanative in Germany
native in Germany
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60
Plants
visited
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75
Interactions
documented
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5
Host plants
known
About this species
Leptidea sinapis is a pierid butterfly. It is multivoltine, with caterpillars that are oligophagous, feeding on a limited range of host plants. The species overwinters as a pupa, and adults have been recorded in June.
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
The species is multivoltine, with multiple broods each year. It overwinters as a pupa. Adults are active in June.
Safety note (optional)
No safety information is recorded.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligophagous
Generationen/Jahr
multivoltine
Overwintering
pupa
Scientific profile
Leptidea sinapis is a member of the butterfly family Pieridae. It exhibits a multivoltine life cycle, producing several generations per year. The larvae are oligophagous, meaning they feed on a narrow range of related plant species. Overwintering takes place in the pupal stage. Adult activity has been documented during the month of June.
Host plants
5 plants serve as food for the larvae
Visited plants
55 plants are visited by this species
Myosotis scorpioides subsp. scorpioidesTrifolium dubiumGeranium robertianum var. maritimumVicia sylvaticaCentaurium erythraeaLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusStellaria nemorumEpilobium parviflorumRanunculus aquatilisGlechoma hederaceaSuccisa pratensisRanunculus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusLamium maculatumLamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatumVicia sativa subsp. nigraStellaria mediaPrunella vulgarisRanunculus linguaDigitalis purpureaCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraTorilis japonicaUlex europaeus subsp. europaeusEuphrasia nemorosa subsp. nemorosaEpilobium hirsutumCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgarestellaria gramineaEpilobium tetragonumRanunculus acris subsp. friesianusLamium albumTrifolium hybridumMyosotis arvensis subsp. arvensisStachys officinalisEpilobium montanumVicia villosa subsp. villosaRanunculus flammulaTrifolium campestreVicia craccaVicia lutea subsp. luteaTrifolium mediumFicaria vernaVicia fabaAjuga reptansRanunculus repensRubus fruticosusTrifolium pratenseSilene flos-cuculiCirsium palustreVicia sepiumdactylorhiza maculataLamium purpureum var. incisum
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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