Dismorphia crisia
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| D. c. crisia male | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Dismorphia |
| Species: | D. crisia |
| Binomial name | |
| Dismorphia crisia (Drury, [1782])[1] | |
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Dismorphia crisia, the crisia mimic white or cloud forest mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from northern Central America to Bolivia and Amazonia.[2]
The wingspan is 48–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) for males and about 57 mm (2.2 in) for females.[2] It is a very variable species.
The larvae feed on Inga and Pithecellobium species.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- D. c. crisia (Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais)
- D. c. foedora (Lucas, 1852) (Venezuela, Peru, Colombia)
- D. c. virgo (Bates, 1864) (Guatema, Costa Rica, Mexico)
- D. c. lubina Butler, 1872 (Costa Rica to Panama)
- D. c. tolimensis Fassl, 1915 (Colombia)
- D. c. interrupta Talbot, 1932 (Colombia)
- D. c. roraimae Hall, 1939 (Guyana)
- D. c. saltensis Breyer, 1939 (Argentina, Bolivia)
- D. c. neblina Reissinger, 1970 (Venezuela)
- D. c. alvarezi J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (Mexico)
- D. c. steinhauseri J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (El Salvador)
- D. c. anamaria Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
- D. c. sylvia Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
Gallery
D. c. foedora male
D. c. foedora female
D. c. virgo male
D. c. virgo female
References
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- 1 2 3 Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
- 1 2 Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
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