Itaballia demophile
| Cross-barred White | |
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| 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] | |
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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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- 1 2 3 Itaballia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Cross-barred White, NABA South Texas
- 1 2 'Black-banded White, Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
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