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Dismorphia lelex

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dismorphia

Dismorphia lelex

Dismorphia lelex, the Lelex mimic white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Ecuador and Colombia.

The wingspan is about 45 mm (1.8 in) for males and 42 mm (1.7 in) for females.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Dismorphia lelex lelex (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • Dismorphia lelex xiomara Lamas, 2004 (Ecuador)
  • References

    Dismorphia lelex Wikipedia