Itaballia pandosia

Pisonis Mimic
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Itaballia
Species:	I. pandosia
Binomial name
Itaballia pandosia (Hewitson, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
Pieris pandosia Hewitson, [1853] Pieris pisonis Hewitson, 1861 Pieris leptalina Bates, 1861 Perrhybris pandosia ophelia Fruhstorfer, 1907 Perrhybris pandosia ophelia f. ludovica Fruhstorfer, 1907 Pieris kicaha Reakirt, [1864] Pieris notistriga Butler & Druce, 1872 Euterpia lorenza Ehrmann, 1920 Perrhybris pandosia sabata Fruhstorfer, 1907

Pisonis Mimic or Brown-bordered White (Itaballia pandosia) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the Amazonian regions of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and in Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. The habitat consists of primary rainforests.^[2] It may be a mimic of Moschoneura pinthous

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).^[2]

The larvae possibly feed on the leaves of Capparis species.^[2]

I. p. pisonis

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

• Itaballia pandosia pandosia (Venezuela)
• Itaballia pandosia pisonis (Hewitson, 1861) (Ecuador, Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
• Itaballia pandosia kicaha (Reakirt, [1864]) (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala)
• Itaballia pandosia sabata (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Colombia)

References

1. Itaballia, Site of Markku Savela
2. Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes