Leptosia alcesta

Leptosia alcesta, the African wood white or flip flop, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in Africa.

The wingspan is 30–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking from March to May.

The larvae feed on Ritchiea species, Capparis fascicularis, and Capparis brassii.

Subspecies

 * L. a. alcesta (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
 * L. a. inalcesta Bernardi, 1959 (Uganda, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland)
 * L. a. pseudonuptilla Bernardi, 1959 (Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ethiopia)
 * L. a. sylvicola (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar)