Moschoneura is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. It contains only one species, Moschoneura pinthous, the pinthous mimic white, which is found in northern South America.
Adults mimic Scada karschina and other Ithomiini butterfly species.Tol Web
Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised: M. p. pinthous (Suriname) M. p. methymna (Godart, 1819) (Brazil) M. p. cyra (Doubleday, 1844) (Brazil: Bahia) M. p. ela (Hewitson, 1877) (Ecuador) M. p. ithomia (Hewitson, 1867) (Ecuador, Peru) M. p. amelina (Hopffer, 1874) (Peru) M. p. proxima (Röber, 1924) (Brazil: Amazonas) M. p. patricia Lamas, 2004 (Peru) M. p. monica Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
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External links Images representing Moschoneura pinthous at Consortium for the Barcode of Life