Dismorphia lua
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dismorphia |
Species: | D. lua
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Binomial name | |
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Dismorphia lua is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Costa Rica to Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.[1]
The wingspan is about 53 mm (2.1 in).[2]
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Dismorphia lua lua (Ecuador)
- Dismorphia lua garleppi Staudinger, 1894 (Bolivia)
- Dismorphia lua idae Fassl, 1910 (Colombia)
- Dismorphia lua costaricensis (Schaus, 1913) (Costa Rica)
- Dismorphia lua roberta Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
References
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- ^ a b c Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)