Dismorphia lysis
Species of butterfly
Dismorphia lysis | |
---|---|
Male | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dismorphia |
Species: | D. lysis |
Binomial name | |
Dismorphia lysis (Hewitson, 1869)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
|
Dismorphia lysis, the dainty egg white or Lysis mimic white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Ecuador to southern Peru. The habitat consists of cloud forests.[2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm (1.6 in).[3] Adults have long narrow almost elliptical forewings and large hindwings. The underside is white, mottled in grey and yellow.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Dismorphia lysis lysis (Ecuador)
- Dismorphia lysis peruana Röber, 1909 (Peru)
- Dismorphia lysis mariella Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dismorphia lysis.
Wikispecies has information related to Dismorphia lysis.
- ^ a b Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ a b Butterflies of the Andes
- ^ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
- v
- t
- e