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Dismorphia theucharila

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Species of butterfly

Clearwinged mimic white
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. theucharila
Binomial name
Dismorphia theucharila
(Doubleday, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Leptalis theucharila Doubleday, 1848
  • Dismorphia flammula Butler, 1899
  • Dismorphia fervida Butler, 1899
  • Dismorphia batesi Röber, 1909
  • Dismorphia lysandra Avinoff, 1926
  • Dismorphia yurupari Zikán, 1940
  • Dismorphia massai Zikán, 1941
  • Dismorphia godoleva Zikán, 1941
  • Leptalis fortunata Lucas, 1854
  • Leptalis antherize Hewitson,
  • Leptalis ribbei Godman & Salvin, 1878
  • Dismorphia alterata Butler, 1899
  • Dismorphia nella Butler, 1896
  • Dismorphia staudingeri Forster, 1955
  • Leptalis erythroe Bates, 1861
  • Leptalis melanoe Bates, 1861
  • Dismorphia pellucida Röber, 1924
  • Dismorphia leuconia Butler, 1899
  • Dismorphia limonea Butler, 1899
  • Dismorphia columbiana Hering, 1925
  • Dismorphia leuconoe melanina Avinoff, 1926

Dismorphia theucharila, the clearwinged mimic white, is a species of butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and the Guianas.

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. It exhibits sexual dimorphism.

Subspecies

  • D. t. theucharila (Venezuela)
  • D. t. lysinoe (Hewitson, ) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • D. t. theonoe (Hewitson, ) (Brazil (Pará), Ecuador)
  • D. t. fortunata (Lucas, 1854) (Mexico, Panama)
  • D. t. siloe (Hewitson, ) (Colombia)
  • D. t. argochloe (Bates, 1861) (Brazil (Amazonas), Bolivia)
  • D. t. leuconoe (Bates, 1861) (Brazil (Amazonas), Ecuador, Colombia)
  • D. t. avonia (Hewitson, 1867) (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • D. t. lysinoides Staudinger, 1884 (Colombia)
  • D. t. xanthone Röber, 1924 (Colombia)
  • D. t. vitrea Krüger, 1925 (Surinam, French Guiana)
  • D. t. elisa Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

Gallery

  • D. t. siloe D. t. siloe
  • D. t. avonia male D. t. avonia male
  • D. t. avonia female D. t. avonia female
  • D. t. leuconoe male D. t. leuconoe male
  • D. t. leuconoe female D. t. leuconoe female
  • D. t. fortunata male D. t. fortunata male
  • D. t. fortunata female D. t. fortunata female
  • D. t. lysinoides D. t. lysinoides
  • D. t. lysinoe D. t. lysinoe
  • D. t. theonoe D. t. theonoe

References

  1. Dismorphia at funet
  2. Especies de Costa Rica Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
Taxon identifiers
Dismorphia theucharila


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