Patia orise

Patia orise
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Patia
Species: P. orise
Binomial name
Patia orise
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptalis orise Boisduval, [1836]
  • Dismorphia orise
  • Dismorphia orise interposita Talbot, 1929

Patia orise is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Costa Rica to Brazil and the Guyanas.[2]

Description

Very similar to Thyridia psidii L. and Methona confusa Btlr., especially in the female. The perfectly transparent wings have a black margin and black median band, which, however, in the male only reaches the middle of the wing on account of the scent-scale on the anterior half of the hindwing.

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

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

References

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