Dismorphia lewyi

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

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