Itaballia pandosia

Pisonis mimic
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Itaballia
Species: I. pandosia
Binomial name
Itaballia pandosia
(Hewitson, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris pandosia Hewitson, [1853]
  • Pieris pisonis Hewitson, 1861
  • Pieris leptalina Bates, 1861
  • Perrhybris pandosia ophelia Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Perrhybris pandosia ophelia f. ludovica Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Pieris kicaha Reakirt, [1864]
  • Pieris notistriga Butler & Druce, 1872
  • Euterpia lorenza Ehrmann, 1920
  • Perrhybris pandosia sabata Fruhstorfer, 1907

Itaballia pandosia, the Pisonis mimic or brown-bordered white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Amazonian regions of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and in Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. The habitat consists of primary rainforests.[2] It may be a mimic of Moschoneura pinthous

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).[2]

The larvae possibly feed on the leaves of Capparis species.[2]

I. p. pisonis

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • I. p. pandosia (Venezuela)
  • I. p. pisonis (Hewitson, 1861) (Ecuador, Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
  • I. p. kicaha (Reakirt, [1864]) (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala)
  • I. p. sabata (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Colombia)

References

  1. 1 2 Itaballia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. 1 2 3 Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes


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