Dismorphia spio (Godart, 1819) is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dismorphia spio (Godart, 1819)

Dismorphia spio (Godart, 1819)

Dismorphia spio is a Pieridae butterfly found in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico that mimics Heliconius charitonius.

Family
Genus
Dismorphia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dismorphia spio (Godart, 1819)

Dismorphia spio, commonly known as the Hispaniolan mimic-white or Haitian mimic, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Pieridae. This species can be found on the island of Hispaniola and in Puerto Rico. Dismorphia spio mimics Heliconius charitonius, and its wingspan measures between 50 and 60 mm.

Photo: (c) Carlos De Soto Molinari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Dismorphia

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

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