Dismorphia zathoe

Dismorphia zathoe, the zathoe mimic white is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1858. It is found in Central America and northern South America.^[1]

Zathoe mimic white
D. z. demeter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Dismorphia
Species:	D. zathoe
Binomial name
Dismorphia zathoe (Hewitson, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
Leptalis zathoe Hewitson, [1858] Dismorphia albimacula Röber, 1924 Dismorphia pallidula Butler & H. Druce, 1874 Papilio eribotes Linnaeus, 1758 (nom. dub.) Dismorphia demeter confluens Apolinar, 1926 (nom. dub.)

The wingspan is 22–25 mm (0.87–0.98 in).^[2]

The larvae feed on Inga species, including I. densiflora and I. venusta.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

• D. z. zathoe (Colombia)
• D. z. core (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
• D. z. othoe (Hewitson, 1867) (Ecuador, Colombia)
• D. z. pallidula Butler & H. Druce, 1874 (Costa Rica, Panama)
• D. z. proserpina Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 (Guyana)
• D. z. demeter Röber, 1909 (Colombia)

Gallery

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  D. z. othoe male
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  D. z. othoe female
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  D. z. pallidula male
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  D. z. pallidula female