Dismorphia crisia

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Dismorphia

Dismorphia crisia, the crisia mimic white or cloud forest mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from northern Central America to Bolivia and the Amazon basin.

The wingspan is 48–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) for males and about 57 mm (2.2 in) for females. It is a very variable species.

The larvae feed on Inga and Pithecellobium species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

D. c. crisia (Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais)

D. c. foedora (Lucas, 1852) (Venezuela, Peru, Colombia)

D. c. virgo (Bates, 1864) (Guatema, Costa Rica, Mexico)

D. c. lubina Butler, 1872 (Costa Rica to Panama)

D. c. tolimensis Fassl, 1915 (Colombia)

D. c. interrupta Talbot, 1932 (Colombia)

D. c. roraimae Hall, 1939 (Guyana)

D. c. saltensis Breyer, 1939 (Argentina, Bolivia)

D. c. neblina Reissinger, 1970 (Venezuela)

D. c. alvarezi J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (Mexico)

D. c. steinhauseri J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (El Salvador)

D. c. anamaria Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

D. c. sylvia Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

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