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Dismorphia laja

Synonyms: Dismorphia laja rosina

Wikipedia Abstract

Dismorphia laja is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern South America. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are black with cream bands and mimic Heliconius wallacei, while females are orange, yellow and black, and mimic species of the "tiger-complex" Ithomiines.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0