Patia cordillera

Patia cordillera
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Patia
Species:	P. cordillera
Binomial name
Patia cordillera (C. & R. Felder, 1862) [1]
Synonyms
Leptalis cordilleraC. & R. Felder, 1862 Dismorphia cordillera Dismorphia sorornaButler, 1872 Dismorphia myrisGodman & Salvin, [1889] Dismorphia ericaBargmann, 1929 ( nom. nud. )

Patia cordillera is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia and Ecuador. ^[2]

The wingspan is about 80 mm (3.1 in). ^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: ^[1]

• P. c. cordillera (Colombia)
• P. c. larunda(Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador)
• P. c. sororna(Butler, 1872) (Costa Rica, Panama)
• P. c. thecla(Bargmann, 1929) (Colombia)

Gallery

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  P. c. larunda
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  P. c. sororna male
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  P. c. sororna female

References

1. Patia, Site of Markku Savela
2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)