Biology:Itaballia demophile

Short description: Species of butterfly

Cross-barred white
I. d. lucania, Tambopata Park, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Itaballia
Species:	I. demophile
Binomial name
Itaballia demophile (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Papilio demophile Linnaeus, 1758 Haballia demophile Papilio amathonte Cramer, 1777 Papilio molphea Cramer, 1777 Pieris calydonia Boisduval, 1836 Perrhybris demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907 Perrhybris demophile minthe Fruhstorfer, 1907 Perrhybris demophile mustica Fruhstorfer, 1907 Perrhybris demophile f. niphates Fruhstorfer, 1907 Perrhybris demophile calydonia f. magna Fruhstorfer, 1907

Itaballia demophile, the cross-barred white, crossbarred white, or black-banded white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm (1.2–1.4 in).

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

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized:

• I. d. calydonia (Boisduval, 1836) (Belize, Venezuela, Colombia)
• I. d. centralis Joicey & Talbot, 1928 (Guatemala, Honduras)
• I. d. charopus (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Brazil: Amazonas)
• I. d. demophile (Linnaeus, 1758) (Guyana)
• I. d. huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil)
• I. d. lucania (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia)
• I. d. nimietes (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Brazil: Bahia)
• I. d. niphates Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Pará)
• I. d. niseias (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Paraguay)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2745693 entry