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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Lepidoptera > Family: Pieridae > Genus: Leptidea > Species: Leptidea morsei

Fenton's Wood White - Leptidea morsei (Fenton, 1882)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Near Threatened (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	52 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	woodland and forest
May also occur in	grassland
Natura 2000 species code	4036

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Near Threatened

Endangered

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
SKCHVU015	Slovakia	Medzibodrozie	Map
SKCHVU018	Slovakia	Nizke Tatry	Map
SKCHVU025	Slovakia	Slanske vrchy	Map
SKCHVU027	Slovakia	Slovensky kras	Map
SKCHVU033	Slovakia	Velka Fatra	Map
SI3000048	Slovenia	Dobličica	Map
ROSCI0035	Romania	Cheile Turzii	Map
ROSCI0214	Romania	Râul Tur	Map
ROSCI0205	Romania	Poienile cu narcise de la Dumbrava Vadului	Map
ROSCI0057	Romania	Dealul Istrița	Map
SKUEV0253	Slovakia	Vah	Map
SKUEV0322	Slovakia	Finticke svahy	Map
SKUEV0369	Slovakia	Pavukov jarok	Map
HUDD20016	Hungary	Észak-zselici erdőségek	Map
ROSCI0217	Romania	Retezat	Map
ROSCI0074	Romania	Făgetul Clujului - Valea Morii	Map
SKUEV0112	Slovakia	Slovensky raj	Map
SI3000267	Slovenia	Gorjanci - Radoha	Map
SKUEV0343	Slovakia	Plesivske strane	Map
ROSCI0090	Romania	Harghita Mădăraș	Map
ROSCI0069	Romania	Domogled - Valea Cernei	Map
SI3000179	Slovenia	Veliko bukovje	Map
SKUEV0326	Slovakia	Strahulka	Map
ROSCI0019	Romania	Călimani - Gurghiu	Map
SKUEV0350	Slovakia	Brzotinske skaly	Map
ROSCI0211	Romania	Podișul Secașelor	Map
SI3000274	Slovenia	Bohor	Map
SKUEV0310	Slovakia	Kralovoholske Tatry	Map
ROSCI0137	Romania	Pădurea Bogății	Map
ROSCI0038	Romania	Ciucaș	Map
ROSCI0021	Romania	Câmpia Ierului	Map
ROSCI0253	Romania	Trascău	Map
SKUEV0285	Slovakia	Aluvium Murana	Map
SKUEV0327	Slovakia	Milic	Map
SKUEV0353	Slovakia	Plesivska planina	Map
SI3000263	Slovenia	Kočevsko	Map
ROSCI0034	Romania	Cheile Turenilor	Map
ROSCI0129	Romania	Nordul Gorjului de Vest	Map
HUAN20001	Hungary	Aggteleki-karszt és peremterületei	Map
SKUEV0296	Slovakia	Turkova	Map
ROSCI0051	Romania	Cușma	Map
ROSCI0227	Romania	Sighișoara - Târnava Mare	Map
AT1206A00	Austria	Weinviertler Klippenzone	Map
AT1114813	Austria	Südburgenländisches Hügel- und Terrassenland	Map
ROSCI0295	Romania	Dealurile Clujului de Est	Map
HR2001320	Croatia	Crna gora	Map
HR2000583	Croatia	Medvednica	Map
HR2000371	Croatia	Vršni dio Ivančice	Map
HR2001333	Croatia	Kupa kod Severina	Map
HR2001282	Croatia	Dio Kupe	Map
HR2000586	Croatia	Žumberak Samoborsko gorje	Map
SI3000296	Slovenia	Marindol	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Fenton's Wood White	English	Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S.
Oostelijk boswitje	Dutch	Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure

External data

No external data sets available for this species

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