Dismorphia laja

Dismorphia laja
Dismorphia laja carthesis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species: D. laja
Binomial name
Dismorphia laja
(Cramer, [1779])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio laja Cramer, [1779]
  • Papilio laia
  • Dismorphia mechanitina Röber, 1924

Dismorphia laja is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern South America.[1]

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.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

References

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