Dismorphia crisia explained
Dismorphia crisia, the crisia mimic white or cloud forest mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from northern Central America to Bolivia and the Amazon basin.
The wingspan is 48mm53mm for males and about 57mm for females.[1] It is a very variable species.
The larvae feed on Inga and Pithecellobium species.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- D. c. crisia (Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais)
- D. c. foedora (Lucas, 1852) (Venezuela, Peru, Colombia)
- D. c. virgo (Bates, 1864) (Guatema, Costa Rica, Mexico)
- D. c. lubina Butler, 1872 (Costa Rica to Panama)
- D. c. tolimensis Fassl, 1915 (Colombia)
- D. c. interrupta Talbot, 1932 (Colombia)
- D. c. roraimae Hall, 1939 (Guyana)
- D. c. saltensis Breyer, 1939 (Argentina, Bolivia)
- D. c. neblina Reissinger, 1970 (Venezuela)
- D. c. alvarezi J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (Mexico)
- D. c. steinhauseri J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (El Salvador)
- D. c. anamaria Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
- D. c. sylvia Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
Notes and References
- http://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?ref=76&lang=en Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
