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Dismorphia lua

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Species of butterfly

Dismorphia lua
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. lua
Binomial name
Dismorphia lua
(Hewitson, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Leptalis lua Hewitson, 1869

Dismorphia lua is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Costa Rica to Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.

The wingspan is about 53 mm (2.1 in).

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Dismorphia lua lua (Ecuador)
  • Dismorphia lua garleppi Staudinger, 1894 (Bolivia)
  • Dismorphia lua idae Fassl, 1910 (Colombia)
  • Dismorphia lua costaricensis (Schaus, 1913) (Costa Rica)
  • Dismorphia lua roberta Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

References

  1. ^ Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
Taxon identifiers
Dismorphia lua


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