Dismorphia lua

Updated on Dec 20, 2023

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

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

The wingspan is about 53 mm (2.1 in).

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

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)

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