Dismorphia lua

Dismorphia lua
Dismorphia lua
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. lua
Binomial name
Dismorphia lua
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptalis lua Hewitson, 1869

Dismorphia lua is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Costa Rica to Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 53 mm (2.1 in).[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Dismorphia lua lua (Ecuador)
  • Dismorphia lua garleppi Staudinger, 1894 (Bolivia)
  • Dismorphia lua idae Fassl, 1910 (Colombia)
  • Dismorphia lua costaricensis (Schaus, 1913) (Costa Rica)
  • Dismorphia lua roberta Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

References

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