Dismorphia laja

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Dismorphia laja
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Dismorphia laja carthesis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species:
D. laja
Binomial name
Dismorphia laja
(Cramer, [1779]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio lajaCramer, [1779]
  • Papilio laia
  • Dismorphia mechanitinaRöber, 1924

Dismorphia laja is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern South America. [1]

Contents

Adults are sexually dimorphic. [2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

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