Dismorphia laja

Dismorphia laja
Dismorphia laja carthesis
Scientific classification
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]

Adults are sexually dimorphic. ^[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 tricolorGrose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 (Colombia)
• Dismorphia laja juruaRöber, 1924 (Brazil: Amazonas)
• Dismorphia laja spectabilisAvinoff, 1926 (Bolivia)
• Dismorphia laja koenigiBaumann & Reissinger, 1969 (Peru)
• Dismorphia laja rosinaLamas, 2004 (Peru)

Gallery

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  Dismorphia laja lysianax
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  Dismorphia laja tricolor

References

1. Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
2. Butterflies of the Andes ^[usurped]