Dismorphia arcadia

Dismorphia arcadia
Dismorphia arcadia
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. arcadia
Binomial name
Dismorphia arcadia
(C. & R. Felder, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptalis arcadia C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Leptalis idonia Hewitson, 1869
  • Dismorphia arcadia ab. melanoptera Apolinar, 1926
  • Leptalis medorina Hewitson, 1875

Dismorphia arcadia is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Colombia to Bolivia.[2]

Dismorphia arcadia hippotas

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Dismorphia arcadia arcadia (Colombia)
  • Dismorphia arcadia hippotas (Hewitson, 1875) (Ecuador)
  • Dismorphia arcadia medorina Hewitson, 1875 (Bolivia)
  • Dismorphia arcadia lucilla Butler, 1899 (Ecuador)
  • Dismorphia arcadia heloisa Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

References

  1. ^ a b Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ a b Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)