Dismorphia zathoe

Zathoe mimic white
D. z. demeter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Dismorphia
Species:	D. zathoe
Binomial name
Dismorphia zathoe (Hewitson, [1858]) [1]
Synonyms
Leptalis zathoeHewitson, [1858] Dismorphia albimaculaRöber, 1924 Dismorphia pallidulaButler & H. Druce, 1874 Papilio eribotesLinnaeus, 1758 (nom. dub.) Dismorphia demeter confluensApolinar, 1926 (nom. dub.)

Dismorphia zathoe, the zathoe mimic white is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1858. It is found in Central America and northern South America. ^[1]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm (0.87–0.98 in). ^[2]

The larvae feed on Inga species, including I. densiflora and I. venusta . ^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: ^[1]

• D. z. zathoe (Colombia)
• D. z. core(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
• D. z. othoe(Hewitson, 1867) (Ecuador, Colombia)
• D. z. pallidulaButler & H. Druce, 1874 (Costa Rica, Panama)
• D. z. proserpinaGrose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 (Guyana)
• D. z. demeterRöber, 1909 (Colombia)

Gallery

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  D. z. othoe male
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  D. z. othoe female
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  D. z. pallidula male
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  D. z. pallidula female

References

1. Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Dismorphia zathoe (Hewitson, 1858)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
2. Species of Costa Rica Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine