Fenton's Wood White
Leptidea morsei
Leptidea morsei is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from central Europe to Siberia, Ussuri, Korea, northern China and Japan.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pieridae
Genus
Leptidea
Fenton's Wood White belongs to the family Pieridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Leptidea morsei is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from central Europe to Siberia, Ussuri, Korea, northern China and Japan.
Fenton's Wood White is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation of its specialized woodland environments. The species requires specific host plants and microhabitat conditions that are increasingly rare due to forest management practices and land use changes.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Fenton's Wood White is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation of its specialized woodland environments. The species requires specific host plants and microhabitat conditions that are increasingly rare due to forest management practices and land use changes.
Forest management practices
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Small population size and genetic bottlenecks
Climate change impacts on host plants
Loss of traditional woodland management
National vs Global Threat Status
How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (CR).
| Country | National Status | Global Status | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU | NTNear Threatened | CRCritically Endangered | Lower local risk |
| EU | NTNear Threatened | CRCritically Endangered | Lower local risk |
National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Fenton's Wood White (Leptidea morsei). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/fentons-wood-white