Itaballia demophile

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)

References

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