Dismorphiinae
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| Leptidea sinapis | |
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| Subfamily: | Dismorphiinae Schatz , 1887
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Dismorphiinae (or mimic sulphurs) is a subfamily of butterflies from the family Pieridae. It consists of about 100 species in 7 genera, distributed mainly in the Neotropical region, of which only one species occurs in North America and one genus, Leptidea, in the Palaeartic region.
Genera of Dismorphiinae
- Dismorphia Hübner, 1816
- Enantia Hübner, [1819]
- Lieinix Gray, 1832
- Leptidea Billberg, 1820
- Moschoneura Butler, 1870
- Patia Klots, 1933
- Pseudopieris Godman & Salvin, [1890]
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dismorphiinae.
Wikispecies has information related to Dismorphiinae.
- Dismorphiinae at Tree of Life (with phylogenetic hypothesis)
- Dismorphiinae, at Markku Savela's butterfly website
- Images representing Dismorphiinae at EOL
- Pteron Images of Dismorphiinae, in Japanese but with binomial names.
- Mariposas Mexicanas Excellent images of Mexican Dismorphiinae
- Neotropical Butterflies Gallery
- Learn about butterflies Mimicry by Patia orisse
- Julius Rober , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) The Macrolepidoptera of the World 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Pieridae 53-111.read text
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