Perrhybris pamela
Encyclopedia
Perrhybris pamela is a butterfly
of the Pieridae
family. It is found from Mexico
, Honduras
, Costa Rica
and Panama
, south to Colombia
, Venezuela
, Surinam, French Guiana
, Brazil
, Ecuador
, Peru
and Bolivia
. This species breeds in lowland rainforest at altitudes between sea level and about 900 meters.
The wingspan
is 66-70 mm. It is strongly sexually dichromatic, with the female resembling some species of Heliconiini
.
Larvae have been recorded on Capparis isthmensis and Capparis pittieri.
There is also an undescribed subspecies from Costa Rica.
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...
of 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 from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, south to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Surinam, French Guiana
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. This species breeds in lowland rainforest at altitudes between sea level and about 900 meters.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 66-70 mm. It is strongly sexually dichromatic, with the female resembling some species of Heliconiini
Heliconiini
Heliconiini is a tribe of butterflies in the subfamily Heliconiinae, also known as the passion-vine butterflies. This group has roughly a 100 species and subspecies distributed worldwide.-Genera and select species:...
.
Larvae have been recorded on Capparis isthmensis and Capparis pittieri.
Subspecies
- Perrhybris pamela pamela (Surinam)
- Perrhybris pamela eleidias (Brazil (Espírito Santo, São Paulo))
- Perrhybris pamela malenka (Venezuela)
- Perrhybris pamela alethina (Costa Rica, Panama)
- Perrhybris pamela flava
- Perrhybris pamela bogotana (Colombia)
- Perrhybris pamela amazonica (Peru)
- Perrhybris pamela glessaria (Ecuador)
- Perrhybris pamela carmenta (Peru, Bolivia)
- Perrhybris pamela incisa (Brazil (Bahia))
- Perrhybris pamela lucasi (French Guiana)
- Perrhybris pamela fruhstorferi (Panama)
- Perrhybris pamela boyi (Brazil (Amazonas))
- Perrhybris pamela chajulensis (Mexico, Honduras)
- Perrhybris pamela mapa (Mexico)
- Perrhybris pamela bertha (Peru)
- Perrhybris pamela mazuka (Peru)
There is also an undescribed subspecies from Costa Rica.