Dismorphia medora (Doubleday, 1844) is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dismorphia medora (Doubleday, 1844)

Dismorphia medora (Doubleday, 1844)

Dismorphia medora, the Medora mimic white, is a Pieridae butterfly found in northwestern South America with a ~38 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Dismorphia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dismorphia medora (Doubleday, 1844)

Dismorphia medora, commonly known as the Medora mimic white, is a species of butterfly belonging to the Pieridae family. This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has a wingspan of approximately 38 millimeters, which equals 1.5 inches.

Photo: (c) Paul Bedell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Paul Bedell · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Dismorphia

More from Pieridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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