Dismorphia lycosura

Dismorphia lycosura is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.[1]

Dismorphia lycosura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Dismorphia
Species:
D. lycosura
Binomial name
Dismorphia lycosura
(Hewitson, [1860])[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptalis lycosura Hewitson, [1860]
  • Leptalis schausii Dognin, 1891
  • Dismorphia lycosura ecuadorensis Niepelt, [1914]

The wingspan is about 47 mm (1.9 in).[2]

References
  1. Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)


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