Dismorphia lewyi
Encyclopedia
Dismorphia lewyi is a butterfly
in the Pieridae
family. It is found from Venezuela
to Bolivia
.
The wingspan
is 48 millimetre.
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...
in 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 Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
to 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 48 millimetre.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:- Dismorphia lewyi lewyi (Colombia)
- Dismorphia lewyi nasua (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
- Dismorphia lewyi leonora (Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador)
- Dismorphia lewyi boliviensis Röber, 1909 (Bolivia)
- Dismorphia lewyi dolorita Fassl, 1910 (Colombia)
- Dismorphia lewyi rebecca Lamas, 2004 (Peru)