Dismorphia lysis

Dismorphia lysis
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species:
D. lysis
Binomial name
Dismorphia lysis
(Hewitson, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Leptalis lysis Hewitson, 1869

Dismorphia lysis, the dainty egg white or Lysis mimic white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Ecuador to southern Peru. The habitat consists of cloud forests.

The wingspan is about 40 mm (1.6 in). Adults have long narrow almost elliptical forewings and large hindwings. The underside is white, mottled in grey and yellow.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

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