Crisia Mimic-White

Dismorphia crisia

"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.
Crisia/Cloud forest mimic White - Dismorphia crisia lubina Seen in Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica. Costa Rica,Dismorphia crisia,Geotagged,Spring

Appearance

The wingspan is 48–53 mm for males and about 57 mm for females. It is a very variable species.
Crisia Mimic-White (Dismorphia crisia) Amazilia Bioreserva, Amazonas, Peru. Jul 30, 2023 Crisia Mimic-White,Dismorphia crisia,Geotagged,Peru,Winter

Naming

The following subspecies are recognised:
⤷ "D. c. crisia"
⤷ "D. c. foedora"
⤷ "D. c. virgo"
⤷ "D. c. lubina" Butler, 1872
⤷ "D. c. tolimensis" Fassl, 1915
⤷ "D. c. interrupta" Talbot, 1932
⤷ "D. c. roraimae" Hall, 1939
⤷ "D. c. saltensis" Breyer, 1939
⤷ "D. c. neblina" Reissinger, 1970
⤷ "D. c. alvarezi" J. & R. G. Maza, 1984
⤷ "D. c. steinhauseri" J. & R. G. Maza, 1984
⤷ "D. c. anamaria" Lamas, 2004
⤷ "D. c. sylvia" Lamas, 2004

Habitat

The larvae feed on "Inga" and "Pithecellobium" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusDismorphia
SpeciesD. crisia
Photographed in
Costa Rica
Peru