Dismorphia lewyi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dismorphia lewyi
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. lewyi
Binomial name
Dismorphia lewyi
(Lucas, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptalis lewyi Lucas, 1852
  • Leptalis kadenii C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Dismorphia macasana Strand, 1912

Dismorphia lewyi is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Venezuela to Bolivia.[2]

Dismorphia lewyi leonora male
Dismorphia lewyi leonora female

The wingspan is 48–50 mm (1.9–2.0 in).[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Dismorphia lewyi lewyi (Colombia)
  • Dismorphia lewyi nasua (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
  • Dismorphia lewyi leonora (Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador)
  • Dismorphia lewyi boliviensis Röber, 1909 (Bolivia)
  • Dismorphia lewyi dolorita Fassl, 1910 (Colombia)
  • Dismorphia lewyi rebecca Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. 2.0 2.1 Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.