Dismorphia lysis

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

Dismorphia lysis, the Dainty Egg White or Lysis Mimic White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Ecuador to southern Peru. The habitat consists of cloudforests.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm (1.6 in).[3] Adults have long narrow almost elliptical forewings and large hindwings. The underside is white, mottled in grey and yellow.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Dismorphia lysis lysis (Ecuador)
  • Dismorphia lysis peruana Röber, 1909 (Peru)
  • Dismorphia lysis mariella Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

References

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