Dismorphia hyposticta

Dismorphia hyposticta
Dismorphia hyposticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. hyposticta
Binomial name
Dismorphia hyposticta
(C. & R. Felder, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptalis hyposticta C. & R. Felder, 1861

Dismorphia hyposticta is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 51 mm (2.0 in).[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Dismorphia hyposticta hyposticta (Venezuela)
  • Dismorphia hyposticta manuelita Fassl, 1910 (Colombia)
  • Dismorphia hyposticta ophelia Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
  • Dismorphia hyposticta paulina Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

References

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