Dismorphia crisia

Dismorphia crisia
Male D. c. crisia
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Dismorphia
Species:	D. crisia
Binomial name
Dismorphia crisia (Drury, [1782]) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio crisiaDrury, [1782] Enantia critomediaGeyer, 1832 Dismorphia critomedia ceredaMartin, [1923] ( nom. nud. ) Dismorphia rotrudaZikán, 1940 Dismorphia rotruda var. flavellaZikán, 1940 Dismorphia rotruda var. interruptaZikán, 1940 (preocc.) Dismorphia critomedia mudanaMartin, [1923] (nom. nud.) Leptalis virgoBates, 1864 Dismorphia virgo f. candidaVázquez, 1949 Dismorphia lubinaButler, 1872 Dismorphia luninaButler & H. Druce, 1872 Dismorphia critomedia ab. interruptaKrüger, 1929 Dismorphia foedora interruptaZischka, 1951 (preocc.)

Dismorphia crisia, the crisia mimic white or cloud forest mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from northern Central America to Bolivia and the Amazon basin. ^[2]

The wingspan is 48–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) for males and about 57 mm (2.2 in) for females. ^[2] It is a very variable species.

The larvae feed on Inga and Pithecellobium species. ^[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: ^[1]

• 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. lubinaButler, 1872 (Costa Rica to Panama)
• D. c. tolimensisFassl, 1915 (Colombia)
• D. c. interruptaTalbot, 1932 (Colombia)
• D. c. roraimaeHall, 1939 (Guyana)
• D. c. saltensisBreyer, 1939 (Argentina, Bolivia)
• D. c. neblinaReissinger, 1970 (Venezuela)
• D. c. alvareziJ. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (Mexico)
• D. c. steinhauseriJ. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (El Salvador)
• D. c. anamariaLamas, 2004 (Peru)
• D. c. sylviaLamas, 2004 (Peru)

Gallery

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  D. c. foedora male
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  D. c. foedora female
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  D. c. virgo male
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  D. c. virgo female

References

1. Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Dismorphia crisia (Drury, [1782])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)