Patia cordillera

Patia cordillera is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

Patia cordillera
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Patia
Species:
P. cordillera
Binomial name
Patia cordillera
(C. & R. Felder, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptalis cordillera C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Dismorphia cordillera
  • Dismorphia sororna Butler, 1872
  • Dismorphia myris Godman & Salvin, [1889]
  • Dismorphia erica Bargmann, 1929 (nom. nud.)

The wingspan is about 80 mm (3.1 in).[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • P. c. cordillera (Colombia)
  • P. c. larunda (Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador)
  • P. c. sororna (Butler, 1872) (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • P. c. thecla (Bargmann, 1929) (Colombia)
  • P. c. larunda
  • P. c. sororna male
  • P. c. sororna female

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


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