Patia cordillera

Patia cordillera

Male

Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Patia
Species:	P. cordillera
Binomial name
*Patia cordillera* (C. & R. Felder, 1862)^[1]
Synonyms
Leptalis cordillera C. & R. Felder, 1862 Dismorphia cordillera Dismorphia sororna Butler, 1872 Dismorphia myris Godman & Salvin, [1889] Dismorphia erica Bargmann, 1929 (nom. nud.)

Patia cordillera is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia and Ecuador.^[2]

The wingspan is about 80 mm (3.1 in).^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Patia cordillera cordillera (Colombia)
Patia cordillera larunda (Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador)
Patia cordillera sororna (Butler, 1872) (Costa Rica, Panama)
Patia cordillera thecla (Bargmann, 1929) (Colombia)

Gallery

Patia cordillera larunda
Patia cordillera sororna Male
Patia cordillera sororna Female

References

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1 2 Patia, Site of Markku Savela
1 2 Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)

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