Dismorphia laja
Encyclopedia
Dismorphia laja is a butterfly
in the Pieridae
family. It is found in northern South America
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Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are black with cream bands and mimic Heliconius wallacei, while females are orange, yellow and black, and mimic species of the "tiger-complex" Ithomiines
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. It is found in northern South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are black with cream bands and mimic Heliconius wallacei, while females are orange, yellow and black, and mimic species of the "tiger-complex" Ithomiines
Ithomiini
Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily . These butterflies are exclusively Neotropical, found in humid forests from sea-level to 3000 m, from the southwestern United States to Argentina...
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Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:- Dismorphia laja laja (Surinam)
- Dismorphia laja lysianax (Hewitson, [1860]) (Peru)
- Dismorphia laja tapajona (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará, Rondônia)
- Dismorphia laja carthesis (Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador, Guyana)
- Dismorphia laja tricolor Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 (Colombia)
- Dismorphia laja jurua Röber, 1924 (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Dismorphia laja spectabilis Avinoff, 1926 (Bolivia)
- Dismorphia laja koenigi Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 (Peru)
- Dismorphia laja rosina Lamas, 2004 (Peru)