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Dismorphia crisia

Dismorphia crisia


Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Dismorphia crisia, the crisia mimic white or cloud forest mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from northern Central America to Bolivia and the Amazon basin.

The wingspan is for males and about 57 mm for females. It is a very variable species.

The larvae feed on Inga and Pithecellobium species.

Subspecies: The following subspecies are recognised:
  • D. c. crisia (Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais)
  • D. c. foedora (Lucas, 1852) (Venezuela, Peru, Colombia)
  • D. c. virgo (Bates, 1864) (Guatema, Costa Rica, Mexico)
  • D. c. lubina Butler, 1872 (Costa Rica to Panama)
  • D. c. tolimensis Fassl, 1915 (Colombia)
  • D. c. interrupta Talbot, 1932 (Colombia)
  • D. c. roraimae Hall, 1939 (Guyana)
  • D. c. saltensis Breyer, 1939 (Argentina, Bolivia)
  • D. c. neblina Reissinger, 1970 (Venezuela)
  • D. c. alvarezi J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (Mexico)
  • D. c. steinhauseri J. & R. G. Maza, 1984 (El Salvador)
  • D. c. anamaria Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
  • D. c. sylvia Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

Source: Wikipedia, article Dismorphia crisia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 349313
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Samaipata
Departamento de Santa Cruz
Bolivia
07/27/2019
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
96829927/07/2019BoliviaDepartamento de Santa CruzRefugio Los Volcanes, SamaipataLuis Cesar Tejo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Dismorphia crisia – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.