Dismorphia laja
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| Dismorphia laja carthesis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Dismorphia |
| Species: | D. laja
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| Binomial name | |
| Dismorphia laja | |
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Dismorphia laja is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern South America.[1]
Adults are sexually dimorphic.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Dismorphia laja laja (Surinam)
- Dismorphia laja lysianax (Hewitson, [1860]) (Peru)
- Dismorphia laja tapajona (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará, Rondônia)
- Dismorphia laja carthesis (Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador, Guyana)
- Dismorphia laja tricolor Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897 (Colombia)
- Dismorphia laja jurua Röber, 1924 (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Dismorphia laja spectabilis Avinoff, 1926 (Bolivia)
- Dismorphia laja koenigi Baumann & Reissinger, 1969 (Peru)
- Dismorphia laja rosina Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
Gallery
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Dismorphia laja lysianax -
Dismorphia laja tricolor
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Dismorphia laja.
- ^ a b c Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Butterflies of the Andes
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