Dismorphia lygdamis

Dismorphia lygdamis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Dismorphia
Species:	D. lygdamis
Binomial name
	Dismorphia lygdamis; (Hewitson, 1869)
Synonyms
	Leptalis lygdamis Hewitson, 1869; Leptalis pappa Herrich-Schäffer, 1867 (nom. nud.); Leptalis pappa Prittwitz, 1871 (unavailable);

Dismorphia lygdamis, the catasticta mimic or Lygdamis mimic white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The habitat consists of cloud forests.^[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).^[3] Adults appears to be a mimic of Catasticta sinapina.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Dismorphia lygdamis lygdamis (Ecuador)
Dismorphia lygdamis doris Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 (Peru)
Dismorphia lygdamis beatrix Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

References

^ ^a ^b Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
^ ^a ^b Butterflies of the Andes
^ World Field Guide^{[permanent dead link]}

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[funet-1] Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela

[learn-2] Butterflies of the Andes

[world-3] World Field Guide^{[permanent dead link]}

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