Dismorphia lua

Dismorphia lua
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Dismorphia
Species:	D. lua
Binomial name
	Dismorphia lua; (Hewitson, 1869)
Synonyms
	Leptalis luaHewitson, 1869;

Last updated August 21, 2025

Dismorphia lua is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Costa Rica to Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.^[1]

The wingspan is about 53 mm (2.1 in).^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Dismorphia lua lua (Ecuador)
Dismorphia lua garleppiStaudinger, 1894 (Bolivia)
Dismorphia lua idaeFassl, 1910 (Colombia)
Dismorphia lua costaricensis(Schaus, 1913) (Costa Rica)
Dismorphia lua robertaLamas, 2004 (Peru)

References

1 2 3 Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)

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[funet-1] 1 2 3 Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela

[parque-2] Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)

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