''Dismorphia spio'', the Hispaniolan mimic-white or Haitian mimic, is a
species of
butterfly of the family
Pieridae. It is found on
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
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.
References
Dismorphiinae
Pieridae of South America
Butterflies described in 1824
Insects of Haiti
Insects of the Dominican Republic
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