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Dismorphia spio 
Male 
Female Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Dismorphia Species: D. spio Binomial name Dismorphia spio
(Godart, 1824)[1]Synonyms - Pieris spio Godart, [1824]
The Hispaniolan Mimic-White or Haitian Mimic (Dismorphia spio) is a species of butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found on Hispaniola and in Puerto Rico.
Male of the yellow form
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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