Dismorphia lygdamis

Dismorphia lygdamis, the catasticta mimic or Lygdamis mimic white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The habitat consists of cloud forests.^[2]

Dismorphia lygdamis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Dismorphia
Species:	D. lygdamis
Binomial name
Dismorphia lygdamis (Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
Leptalis lygdamis Hewitson, 1869 Leptalis pappa Herrich-Schäffer, 1867 (nom. nud.) Leptalis pappa Prittwitz, 1871 (unavailable)

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).^[3] Adults appears to be a mimic of Catasticta sinapina.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

• Dismorphia lygdamis lygdamis (Ecuador)
• Dismorphia lygdamis doris Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 (Peru)
• Dismorphia lygdamis beatrix Lamas, 2004 (Peru)