Perrhybris pamela
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| Species: | P. pamela
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| Perrhybris pamela (Stoll, [1870])
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The Pamela[1] (Perrhybris pamela) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found from Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama, south to Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. This species breeds in lowland rainforest at altitudes between sea level and about 900 metres.
The wingspan is 66–70 mm (2.6–2.8 in). It is strongly sexually dichromatic, with the female resembling some species of Heliconiini.
Larvae have been recorded on Capparis isthmensis and Capparis pittieri.
Subspecies
- Perrhybris pamela pamela (Suriname)
- Perrhybris pamela eleidias (Brazil (Espírito Santo, São Paulo))
- Perrhybris pamela malenka (Venezuela)
- Perrhybris pamela alethina (Costa Rica, Panama)
- Perrhybris pamela flava
- Perrhybris pamela bogotana (Colombia)
- Perrhybris pamela amazonica (Peru)
- Perrhybris pamela glessaria (Ecuador)
- Perrhybris pamela carmenta (Peru, Bolivia)
- Perrhybris pamela incisa (Brazil (Bahia))
- Perrhybris pamela lucasi (French Guiana)
- Perrhybris pamela fruhstorferi (Panama)
- Perrhybris pamela boyi (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Perrhybris pamela chajulensis (Mexico, Honduras)
- Perrhybris pamela mapa (Mexico)
- Perrhybris pamela bertha (Peru)
- Perrhybris pamela mazuka (Peru)
There is also an undescribed subspecies from Costa Rica.
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