Dismorphia lysis
| Dismorphia lysis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Dismorphia |
| Species: | D. lysis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dismorphia lysis (Hewitson, 1869)[1] | |
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Dismorphia lysis, the Dainty Egg White or Lysis Mimic White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Ecuador to southern Peru. The habitat consists of cloudforests.[2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm (1.6 in).[3] Adults have long narrow almost elliptical forewings and large hindwings. The underside is white, mottled in grey and yellow.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Dismorphia lysis lysis (Ecuador)
- Dismorphia lysis peruana Röber, 1909 (Peru)
- Dismorphia lysis mariella Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
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- 1 2 Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
- 1 2 Butterflies of the Andes
- ↑ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
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