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Dismorphia zathoe

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Species of butterfly

Zathoe mimic white
D. z. demeter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. zathoe
Binomial name
Dismorphia zathoe
(Hewitson, )
Synonyms
  • Leptalis zathoe Hewitson,
  • Dismorphia albimacula Röber, 1924
  • Dismorphia pallidula Butler & H. Druce, 1874
  • Papilio eribotes Linnaeus, 1758 (nom. dub.)
  • Dismorphia demeter confluens Apolinar, 1926 (nom. dub.)

Dismorphia zathoe, the zathoe mimic white is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1858. It is found in Central America and northern South America.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm (0.87–0.98 in).

The larvae feed on Inga species, including I. densiflora and I. venusta.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • D. z. zathoe (Colombia)
  • D. z. core (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
  • D. z. othoe (Hewitson, 1867) (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • D. z. pallidula Butler & H. Druce, 1874 (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • D. z. proserpina Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 (Guyana)
  • D. z. demeter Röber, 1909 (Colombia)

Gallery

  • D. z. othoe male D. z. othoe male
  • D. z. othoe female D. z. othoe female
  • D. z. pallidula male D. z. pallidula male
  • D. z. pallidula female D. z. pallidula female

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Dismorphia zathoe (Hewitson, 1858)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Species of Costa Rica Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Taxon identifiers
Dismorphia zathoe


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