Dismorphia crisia, the crisia mimic white or cloud forest mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from northern Central America to Bolivia and the Amazon basin.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Dismorphia |
| Species: | D. crisia
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The wingspan is 48–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) for males and about 57 mm (2.2 in) for females.[2] It is a very variable species.
The larvae feed on Inga and Pithecellobium species.[1]
Subspecies edit
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- D. c. crisia (Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais)
- D. c. foedora (Lucas, 1852) (Venezuela, Peru, Colombia)
- D. c. virgo (Bates, 1864) (Guatema, Costa Rica, Mexico)
- D. c. lubina Butler, 1872 (Costa Rica to Panama)
- D. c. tolimensis Fassl, 1915 (Colombia)
- D. c. interrupta Talbot, 1932 (Colombia)
- D. c. roraimae Hall, 1939 (Guyana)
- D. c. saltensis Breyer, 1939 (Argentina, Bolivia)
- D. c. neblina Reissinger, 1970 (Venezuela)
- D. c. alvarezi J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (Mexico)
- D. c. steinhauseri J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (El Salvador)
- D. c. anamaria Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
- D. c. sylvia Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
Gallery edit
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D. c. foedora male -
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D. c. virgo male -
D. c. virgo female
References edit
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- ^ a b c Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Dismorphia crisia (Drury, [1782])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
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