Dismorphia
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Dismorphia altis
- Dismorphia arcadia
- Dismorphia amphione
- Dismorphia astyocha
- Dismorphia boliviana
- Dismorphia crisia
- Dismorphia cubana
- Dismorphia eunoe
- Dismorphia hyposticta
- Dismorphia laja
- Dismorphia lelex
- Dismorphia lewyi
- Dismorphia lua
- Dismorphia lycosura
- Dismorphia lygdamis
- Dismorphia lysis
- Dismorphia medora
- Dismorphia medorilla
- Dismorphia melia
- Dismorphia mirandola
- Dismorphia niepelti
- Dismorphia pseudolewyi
- Dismorphia spio
- Dismorphia teresa
- Dismorphia thermesia
- Dismorphia thermesina
- Dismorphia theucharila
- Dismorphia zaela
- Dismorphia zathoe
- Dismorphia [n. sp.]
The species list is derived from Lamas (2004).
Introduction
The species in this neotropical genus are remarkable Batesian mimics of various nymphalid models, especially ithomiines, and indeed, it was the convergent similarity between them and the ithomiines that led H. W. Bates to fomulate his theory of mimetic resemblance (1862).
Plate from Bates (1862) illustrating Batesian mimicry between Dismorphia species (top row, third row) and various Ithomiini (Nymphalidae) (second row, bottom row)
References
Bates HW. 1862. Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Lepidoptera: Heliconidae. Trans. Linn. Soc. 23: 495-566.
Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Dismorphia theucharila |
|---|---|
| Location | Selva Negra, Nicaragua |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Clearwing Mimic-White |
| Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
| Copyright | © 2003 Kim Garwood |
| Scientific Name | Dismorphia amphione |
|---|---|
| Location | Selva Negra, Nicaragua |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Richard Lehman |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Source | Tiger Mimic-White |
| Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
| Copyright | © 2003 Richard Lehman |
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