Biology:Enantia lina

Short description: Species of butterfly

Enantia lina
Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Enantia
Species:	E. lina
Binomial name
Enantia lina (Herbst, 1792)
Synonyms
Papilio lina Herbst, 1792 Papilio psamanthe Fabricius, 1793 Leptalis isodrita Boisduval, 1836 Leptalis dilis Boisduval, 1836 Leptalis kollari Doubleday, 1847 (nom. nud.) Leptalis kollari Lucas, 1852 Leptalis kollari Reakirt, 1865 (preocc.) Dismorphia acutipennis f. disjuncta Röber, 1909 Dismorphia delia Schweizer & Kay, 1941 Dismorphia psamathe ab. joannisi Dufrane, 1947 Enantia licinia punctalara Anken, 1995 (hyb.) Leptalis mercenaria C. & R. Felder, 1861 Dismorphia acutipennis f. llerasi Apolinar, 1926 Dismorphia cretacea Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 Dismorphia cretacea rovya (Martin, [1923]) (nom. nud.) Dismorphia cretacea vessela Martin, [1923] (nom. nud.) Enantia licinia licinia f. carnosa Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 Enantia versicolora eva Reissinger, 1970 Enantia versicolora elongata Reissinger, 1970 Enantia acutipennis Butler, 1896 Enantia marion Godman & Salvin, [1889] Dismorphia mercenaria versicolora f. carnosa Fruhstorfer, 1912 Enantia licinia hoffmanni Llorente, 1984 (preocc.)

Enantia lina, the white mimic white or lina mimic white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico to most of South America.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• E. l. lina (Herbst, 1792)
• E. l. psamathe (Fabricius, 1793) (Uruguay, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul)
• E. l. mercenaria (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Panama, Venezuela, Colombia)
• E. l. aphrodite (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Brazil: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais)
• E. l. galanthis (Bates, 1861) (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas)
• E. l. acutipennis Butler, 1896 (Trinidad)
• E. l. marion Godman & Salvin, [1889] (Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama)
• E. l. versicolora (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Brazil: Pernambuco)
• E. l. virna Lamas, 2003 (Mexico)

Gallery

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  E. l. aphrodite male

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  E. l. aphrodite female

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  E. l. psamanthe male

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  E. l. psamanthe female

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  E. l. mercenaria male

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  E. l. mercenaria female

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  E. l. marion male

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  E. l. marion female

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2316203 entry