Itaballia demophile

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Cross-barred White
I. d. lucania, Tambopata Park, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Itaballia
Species: I. demophile
Binomial name
Itaballia demophile
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio demophile Linnaeus, 1758
  • Haballia demophile
  • Papilio amathonte Cramer, 1777
  • Papilio molphea Cramer, 1777
  • Pieris calydonia Boisduval, 1836
  • Perrhybris demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Perrhybris demophile minthe Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Perrhybris demophile mustica Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Perrhybris demophile f. niphates Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Perrhybris demophile calydonia f. magna Fruhstorfer, 1907

The Cross-barred White, Crossbarred White, or Black-banded White (Itaballia demophile) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from southern USA,[2] Mexico to Paraguay. The habitat consists of disturbed areas including forest clearings, riverbanks, roadsides, fields, cattle pastures and wasteland.[3]

The wingspan is 30–35 mm (1.2–1.4 in).

The larvae feed on the leaves of Capparis species,[3] including Capparis indica, and Capparis frondosa.[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • I. d. calydonia (Boisduval, 1836) (Belize, Venezuela, Colombia)
  • I. d. centralis Joicey & Talbot, 1928 (Guatemala, Honduras)
  • I. d. charopus (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • I. d. demophile (Linnaeus, 1758) (Guyana)
  • I. d. huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil)
  • I. d. lucania (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia)
  • I. d. nimietes (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Brazil: Bahia)
  • I. d. niphates Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Pará)
  • I. d. niseias (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Paraguay)

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Itaballia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Cross-barred White, NABA South Texas
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Black-banded White, Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes


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