Dismorphia thermesia

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Pretty mimic white
Dismorphia thermesia male.JPG
Male
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Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species:
D. thermesia
Binomial name
Dismorphia thermesia
(Godart, 1819) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris thermesiaGodart, 1819

Dismorphia thermesia, the pretty mimic white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guyana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and western Bolivia. The habitat consists of transitional rainforests and cloudforests. [2]

The wingspan is about 50–57 mm (2.0–2.2 in) [3] [2]

References

  1. Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. 1 2 Dismorphia thermesia [usurped] , Butterflies of the Andes
  3. Field Museum [ permanent dead link ]