Perrhybris pamela

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Pierini
Subtribus: Pierina
Genus: Perrhybris
Species: Perrhybris pamela

Perrhybris pamela, the Pamela,[1] is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama, south to Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. This species breeds in lowland rainforest at altitudes between sea level and about 900 metres.

The wingspan is 66–70 mm (2.6–2.8 in). It is strongly sexually dichromatic, with the female resembling some species of Heliconiini.

Larvae have been recorded on Capparis isthmensis and Capparis pittieri.
Subspecies

P. p. pamela (Suriname)
P. p. eleidias (Brazil (Espírito Santo, São Paulo))
P. p. malenka (Venezuela)
P. p. alethina (Costa Rica, Panama)
P. p. flava
P. p. bogotana (Colombia)
P. p. amazonica (Peru)
P. p. glessaria (Ecuador)
P. p. carmenta (Peru, Bolivia)
P. p. incisa (Brazil (Bahia))
P. p. lucasi (French Guiana)
P. p. fruhstorferi (Panama)
P. p. boyi (Brazil (Amazonas))
P. p. chajulensis (Mexico, Honduras)
P. p. mapa (Mexico)
P. p. bertha (Peru)
P. p. mazuka (Peru)

There is also an undescribed subspecies from Costa Rica.
References

Pamela, Butterflies of Amazonia