Species of butterfly
| Cross-barred white
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| I. d. lucania, Tambopata Park, Peru
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Pieridae
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| Genus:
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Itaballia
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| Species:
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I. demophile
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| Binomial name
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Itaballia demophile
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| Synonyms
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- Papilio demophile Linnaeus, 1758
- Haballia demophile
- Papilio amathonte Cramer, 1777
- Papilio molphea Cramer, 1777
- Pieris calydonia Boisduval, 1836
- Perrhybris demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907
- Perrhybris demophile minthe Fruhstorfer, 1907
- Perrhybris demophile mustica Fruhstorfer, 1907
- Perrhybris demophile f. niphates Fruhstorfer, 1907
- Perrhybris demophile calydonia f. magna Fruhstorfer, 1907
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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
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)
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