Dismorphia spio
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dismorphia |
Species: | D. spio
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Binomial name | |
Dismorphia spio (Godart, 1824)[1]
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Dismorphia spio, the Hispaniolan mimic-white or Haitian mimic, is a species of butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found on Hispaniola and in Puerto Rico.
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Male of the yellow form
This species mimics Heliconius charitonius.
The wingspan is 50–60 mm. Adults are black with yellow or orange with strikingly pointy forewings. It exhibits sexual dimorphism, mainly in the pattern of the hindwing. In males, there is a white area along the frontal edge, while this is absent in females.
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Categories:
- Dismorphiinae
- Pieridae of South America
- Butterflies described in 1824
- Insects of Haiti
- Insects of the Dominican Republic
- Pieridae stubs