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Dismorphia spio (Haitian Mimic)

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Dismorphia spio, the Hispaniolan mimic-white or Haitian mimic, is a species of butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found on Hispaniola and in Puerto Rico. This species mimics Heliconius charitonius. The wingspan is 50–60 mm. Adults are black with yellow or orange with strikingly pointy forewings. It exhibits sexual dimorphism, mainly in the pattern of the hindwing. In males, there is a white area along the frontal edge, while this is absent in females.
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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