Dismorphia amphione

Dismorphia amphione
Dismorphia amphione
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. amphione
Binomial name
Dismorphia amphione
(Cramer, [1779])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio amphione Cramer, [1779]
  • Papilio amphiona Cramer, [1779]
  • Papilio astynome Dalman, 1823
  • Dismorphia polymela Geyer, 1832
  • Dismorphia astynome paulistana Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Dismorphia astynome cellularis Martin, [1923]
  • Dismorphia astynome chloronome Avinoff, 1926
  • Leptalis praxinoe Doubleday, 1844
  • Leptalis amphithea C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Dismorphia arsinoides Staudinger, 1884
  • Leptalis arsinoe C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Dismorphia discrepans Butler, 1896
  • Dismorphia rhomboidea Butler, 1896
  • Dismorphia broomeae Butler, 1899
  • Dismorphia amphione astynomides Röber, 1909
  • Dismorphia robinsoni Schaus, 1929

The Tiger Mimic White (Dismorphia amphione) is a species of butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found from Mexico and the Caribbean down to Brazil and Bolivia.

The wingspan is about 77 mm. It is an extremely variable species.[2]

The larvae feed on Inga species, including Inga sapindoides and Inga densiflora.

Subspecies

  • Dismorphia amphione amphione (Surinam)
  • Dismorphia amphione astynome (Dalman, 1823) (Brazil (São Paulo, Bahia, Minas Gerais), Argentina)
  • Dismorphia amphione praxinoe (Doubleday, 1844) (Mexico, from Panama to Colombia)
  • Dismorphia amphione beroe (Lucas, 1852) (Colombia)
  • Dismorphia amphione egaena (Bates, 1861) (Brazil (Amazonas))
  • Dismorphia amphione discrepans Butler, 1896 (Ecuador)
  • Dismorphia amphione rhomboidea Butler, 1896 (Ecuador, Peru)
  • Dismorphia amphione broomeae Butler, 1899 (Venezuela, Trinidad)
  • Dismorphia amphione meridionalis Röber, 1909 (Bolivia)
  • Dismorphia amphione daguana Bargmann, 1929 (Colombia)
  • Dismorphia amphione lupita Lamas, 1979 (Mexico)
  • Dismorphia amphione isolda Llorente, 1984 (Mexico)
  • Dismorphia amphione bertha Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
  • Dismorphia amphione mora Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

Gallery

  • Dismorphia amphione amphione Male

  • Dismorphia amphione amphione Female

  • Dismorphia amphione discrepans Male

  • Dismorphia amphione discrepans Female

  • Dismorphia amphione astynome Male

  • Dismorphia amphione astynome Female

  • Dismorphia amphione praxinoe Male

  • Dismorphia amphione praxinoe Female

References

  1. ^ Dismorphia at funet
  2. ^ Butterflies of the Sangay National Park
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