Itaballia pandosia
Pisonis Mimic | |
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Dorsal view | |
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Ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Itaballia |
Species: | I. pandosia |
Binomial name | |
Itaballia pandosia (Hewitson, 1853)[1] | |
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Pisonis Mimic or Brown-bordered White (Itaballia pandosia) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the Amazonian regions of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and in Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. The habitat consists of primary rainforests.[2] It may be a mimic of Moschoneura pinthous
The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).[2]
The larvae possibly feed on the leaves of Capparis species.[2]
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I. p. pisonis
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Itaballia pandosia pandosia (Venezuela)
- Itaballia pandosia pisonis (Hewitson, 1861) (Ecuador, Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
- Itaballia pandosia kicaha (Reakirt, [1864]) (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala)
- Itaballia pandosia sabata (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Colombia)
References
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