Dismorphia laja
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Dismorphia laja carthesis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dismorphia |
Species: | D. laja
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Binomial name | |
Dismorphia laja | |
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Dismorphia laja is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern South America.[1]
Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are black with cream bands and mimic Heliconius wallacei, while females are orange, yellow and black, and mimic species of the "tiger-complex" Ithomiines.[2]
Subspecies[]
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Dismorphia laja laja (Surinam)
- Dismorphia laja lysianax (Hewitson, [1860]) (Peru)
- Dismorphia laja tapajona (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará, Rondônia)
- Dismorphia laja carthesis (Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador, Guyana)
- Dismorphia laja tricolor Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 (Colombia)
- Dismorphia laja jurua Röber, 1924 (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Dismorphia laja spectabilis Avinoff, 1926 (Bolivia)
- Dismorphia laja koenigi Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 (Peru)
- Dismorphia laja rosina Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
Gallery[]
Dismorphia laja lysianax
Dismorphia laja tricolor
References[]
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- ^ a b c Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Butterflies of the Andes
Categories:
- Dismorphiinae
- Butterflies described in 1779
- Fauna of Brazil
- Pieridae of South America
- Pieridae stubs