Dismorphia amphione
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The Tiger Mimic White is a species
of butterfly
of the Pieridae
family. It is found from Mexico
and the Caribbean
down to Brazil
and Bolivia
.
The wingspan
is about 77 mm. It is an extremely variable species.
The larvae feed on Inga
species, including Inga sapindoides and Inga densiflora.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. It is found from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
down to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 77 mm. It is an extremely variable species.
The larvae feed on Inga
Inga
Inga is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing trees and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. Ingas leaves are pinnate, and flowers are generally white...
species, including Inga sapindoides and Inga densiflora.
Subspecies
- Dismorphia amphione amphione (Surinam)
- Dismorphia amphione astynome (Dalman, 1823) (Brazil (São Paulo, Bahia, Minas Gerais), Argentina)
- Dismorphia amphione praxinoe (Doubleday, 1844) (Mexico, from Panama to Colombia)
- Dismorphia amphione beroe (Lucas, 1852) (Colombia)
- Dismorphia amphione egaena (Bates, 1861) (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Dismorphia amphione discrepans Butler, 1896 (Ecuador)
- Dismorphia amphione rhomboidea Butler, 1896 (Ecuador, Peru)
- Dismorphia amphione broomeae Butler, 1899 (Venezuela, Trinidad)
- Dismorphia amphione meridionalis Röber, 1909 (Bolivia)
- Dismorphia amphione daguana Bargmann, 1929 (Colombia)
- Dismorphia amphione lupita Lamas, 1979 (Mexico)
- Dismorphia amphione isolda Llorente, 1984 (Mexico)
- Dismorphia amphione bertha Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
- Dismorphia amphione mora Lamas, 2004 (Peru)