Biology:Itaballia pandosia

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of butterfly


Pisonis mimic
Itaballia pandosia sabata dorsal.jpg
Dorsal view
Itaballia pandosia sabata ventral.jpg
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
I. pandosia
Binomial name
Itaballia pandosia
(Hewitson, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris pandosia Hewitson, [1853]
  • Pieris pisonis Hewitson, 1861
  • Pieris leptalina Bates, 1861
  • Perrhybris pandosia ophelia Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Perrhybris pandosia ophelia f. ludovica Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Pieris kicaha Reakirt, [1864]
  • Pieris notistriga Butler & H. Druce, 1872
  • Euterpia lorenza Ehrmann, 1920
  • Perrhybris pandosia sabata Fruhstorfer, 1907

Itaballia pandosia, the Pisonis mimic or brown-bordered white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Amazonian regions of Brazil , Ecuador, Peru, and in Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. The habitat consists of primary rainforests.[2] It may be a mimic of Moschoneura pinthous

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).[2]

The larvae possibly feed on the leaves of Capparis species.[2]

I. p. pisonis

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • I. p. pandosia (Venezuela)
  • I. p. pisonis (Hewitson, 1861) (Ecuador, Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
  • I. p. kicaha (Reakirt, [1864]) (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala)
  • I. p. sabata (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Colombia)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Savela, Markku (November 15, 2015). "Itaballia pandosia (Hewitson, 1853)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/pierinae/itaballia/#pandosia. Retrieved January 9, 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pisonis Mimic". Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes. Learn About Butterflies. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

Wikidata ☰ Q1965169 entry