| Cross-barred white | |
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| I. d. lucania, Tambopata Park, Peru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Itaballia |
| Species: | I. demophile
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| Binomial name | |
| Itaballia demophile | |
| Synonyms | |
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Itaballia demophile, the cross-barred white, crossbarred white, or black-banded white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from the southern United States,[2] and Mexico to Paraguay. The habitat consists of disturbed areas including forest clearings, riverbanks, roadsides, fields, cattle pastures and wasteland.[3]
The wingspan is 30–35 mm (1.2–1.4 in).
The larvae feed on the leaves of Capparis species,[3] including Capparis indica, and Capparis frondosa.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies are recognized:[1]
- I. d. calydonia (Boisduval, 1836) (Belize, Venezuela, Colombia)
- I. d. centralis Joicey & Talbot, 1928 (Guatemala, Honduras)
- I. d. charopus (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Brazil: Amazonas)
- I. d. demophile (Linnaeus, 1758) (Guyana)
- I. d. huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil)
- I. d. lucania (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia)
- I. d. nimietes (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Brazil: Bahia)
- I. d. niphates Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Pará)
- I. d. niseias (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Paraguay)
References
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- ^ a b c Itaballia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Cross-barred White, NABA South Texas
- ^ a b 'Black-banded White, Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes