Leptidea is a genus of butterflies of family Pieridae, the whites and yellows. They live in Europe and Asia. The genus contains the following species: Leptidea amurensis Ménétriés, 1859 Leptidea darvazensis Bolshakov, 2004 Central Asian mountains Leptidea descimoni Mazel, 2004 Kyrgyzstan Leptidea duponcheli (Staudinger, 1871) – eastern wood white – South Europe, Asia Minor, Balkans, Iran Leptidea gigantea (Leech, 1890) China Leptidea juvernica – cryptic wood white Leptidea lactea Lorkovic, 1950 Tapaischan, China Leptidea morsei Fenton, [1882] Leptidea reali Reissinger, [1990] – Real's wood white Leptidea serrata Lee, 1955 China Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758) – wood white Leptidea yunnanica Koiwaya, 1996 China References External links images representing Leptidea at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Pieridae genera Taxa named by Gustaf Johan Billberg Dismorphiinae