Itaballia demophile explained

Itaballia demophile, the cross-barred white, crossbarred white, or black-banded white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from the southern United States,^[1] and Mexico to Paraguay. The habitat consists of disturbed areas including forest clearings, riverbanks, roadsides, fields, cattle pastures and wasteland.^[2]

The wingspan is 30mm35mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Capparis species,^[2] including Capparis indica, and Capparis frondosa.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized:

• I. d. calydonia (Boisduval, 1836) (Belize, Venezuela, Colombia)
• I. d. centralis Joicey & Talbot, 1928 (Guatemala, Honduras)
• I. d. charopus (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Brazil: Amazonas)
• I. d. demophile (Linnaeus, 1758) (Guyana)
• I. d. huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil)
• I. d. lucania (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia)
• I. d. nimietes (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Brazil: Bahia)
• I. d. niphates Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Pará)
• I. d. niseias (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Paraguay)

Notes and References

1. http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/demophile.html Cross-barred White
2. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Itaballia%20demophile.htm 'Black-banded White