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Enantia lina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Enantia

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Similar
  
Enantia, Enantia albania, Enantia melite, Pseudopieris nehemia, Pseudopieris

Enantia lina, the white mimic white or lina mimic white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico to most of South America.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • E. l. lina
  • Enantia lina psamanthe (Fabricius, 1793) (Uruguay, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul)
  • E. l. mercenaria (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Panama, Venezuela, Colombia)
  • E. l. aphrodite (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Brazil: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais)
  • E. l. galanthis (Bates, 1861) (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas)
  • E. l. acutipennis Butler, 1896 (Trinidad)
  • E. l. marion Godman & Salvin, [1889] (Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama)
  • E. l. versicolora (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Brazil: Pernambuco)
  • E. l. virna Lamas, 2003 (Mexico)

    • References

    Enantia lina Wikipedia
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