Cross-barred white

Itaballia demophile

"Itaballia demophile", the cross-barred white, crossbarred white, or black-banded white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from the southern United States, and Mexico to Paraguay. The habitat consists of disturbed areas including forest clearings, riverbanks, roadsides, fields, cattle pastures and wasteland.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 30–35 mm.
Black-banded White Butterfly at Pipeline Road Itaballia demophile Butterfly Black-banded White seen at Pipeline Road Black banded White,Cross-barred white,Itaballia demophile,Panama,Pipeline Road

Naming

The following subspecies are recognized:
⤷ "I. d. calydonia"
⤷ "I. d. centralis" Joicey & Talbot, 1928
⤷ "I. d. charopus"
⤷ "I. d. demophile"
⤷ "I. d. huebneri" Fruhstorfer, 1907
⤷ "I. d. lucania"
⤷ "I. d. nimietes"
⤷ "I. d. niphates" Fruhstorfer, 1907
⤷ "I. d. niseias"

Food

The larvae feed on the leaves of "Capparis" species, including "Capparis indica", and "Capparis frondosa".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusItaballia
SpeciesI. demophile
Photographed in
Colombia
Panama