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

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Dismorphia thermesia (Godart, 1819)

Dismorphia thermesia (Godart, 1819)

Dismorphia thermesia, the pretty mimic white, is a Pieridae butterfly found across northern and western South America.

Family
Genus
Dismorphia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dismorphia thermesia (Godart, 1819)

Dismorphia thermesia, commonly known as the pretty mimic white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Pieridae. It is distributed across Guyana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and western Bolivia. This species inhabits transitional rainforests and cloudforests. It has a wingspan of approximately 50–57 mm, which equals 2.0–2.2 inches.

Photo: (c) Luciano Bernardes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luciano Bernardes · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Dismorphia

More from Pieridae

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

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