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Species of butterfly

Dismorphia crisia
Male D. c. crisia
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. crisia
Binomial name
Dismorphia crisia
(Drury, )
Synonyms
  • Papilio crisia Drury,
  • Enantia critomedia Geyer, 1832
  • Dismorphia critomedia cereda Martin, (nom. nud.)
  • Dismorphia rotruda Zikán, 1940
  • Dismorphia rotruda var. flavella Zikán, 1940
  • Dismorphia rotruda var. interrupta Zikán, 1940 (preocc.)
  • Dismorphia critomedia mudana Martin, (nom. nud.)
  • Leptalis virgo Bates, 1864
  • Dismorphia virgo f. candida Vázquez, 1949
  • Dismorphia lubina Butler, 1872
  • Dismorphia lunina Butler & H. Druce, 1872
  • Dismorphia critomedia ab. interrupta Krüger, 1929
  • Dismorphia foedora interrupta Zischka, 1951 (preocc.)

Dismorphia crisia, the crisia mimic white or cloud forest mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from northern Central America to Bolivia and the Amazon basin.

The wingspan is 48–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) for males and about 57 mm (2.2 in) for females. It is a very variable species.

The larvae feed on Inga and Pithecellobium species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • 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 male
  • D. c. foedora female D. c. foedora female
  • D. c. virgo male D. c. virgo male
  • D. c. virgo female D. c. virgo female

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Dismorphia crisia (Drury, [1782])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
Taxon identifiers
Dismorphia crisia


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