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Dismorphia Hübner 1816

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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The species list is derived from Lamas (2004).

Containing group: Dismorphiinae

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).

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Plate from Bates (1862) illustrating Batesian mimicry between Dismorphia species (top row, third row) and various Ithomiini (Nymphalidae) (second row, bottom row)

Other Names for Dismorphia Hübner 1816

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
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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
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Source Tiger Mimic-White
Source Collection Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright © 2003 Richard Lehman
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