Pieriballia
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Genus: | Pieriballia Klots, 1933
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Species: | P. viardi
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Pieriballia is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. It consists of only one species, Pieriballia viardi, the painted white or viardi white. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay.[2] Strays can be found in southern Texas in the United States.[3] The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloud forests.[2]
The wingspan is about 57 mm (2.2 in).
The larvae feed on Capparis pseudocacao.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- P. v. viardi (Mexico, Honduras)
- P. v. locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Colombia)
- P. v. mandela (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
- P. v. noctipennis (Butler & Druce, 1872) (Costa Rica, Panama)
- P. v. apicalis (Butler, 1898) (Ecuador)
- P. v. tithoreides (Butler, 1898) (Ecuador)
- P. v. rubecula (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Peru, Bolivia)
- P. v. molione (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Paraguay, Argentina)
- P. v. decorata (Joicey & Talbot, 1928) (Peru)
- P. v. interposita (Joicey & Talbot, 1928) (Peru)
References
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- ^ a b Pieriballia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ a b Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
- ^ Bug Guide