Common Melwhite
Melete lycimnia (Cramer, 1777)
Names
| English | Common Melwhite |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Mariposa Crema |
| Chinese | — |
| Sranan Tongo | kapelka (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Melete lycimnia (Cramer, 1777) |
About this species
Melete lycimnia, the common melwhite, primrose flag or lycimnia white flag, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Texas in the United States to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.
The wingspan is 52–56 mm (2.0–2.2 in). The appearance of the adults depends on the subspecies and ranges from a white ground colour, narrow black borders, and a yellow spot at the base of the hindwings (M. l. peruviana) to primrose yellow, with wide brown borders (M. l. lycimnia). In all subspecies, females are more yellowish.
The larvae probably feed on Loranthaceae species.
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Melete lycimnia is een vlindersoort uit de familie van de Pieridae (witjes), onderfamilie Pierinae.
Melete lycimnia werd in 1777 beschreven door Cramer.
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Melete lycimnia es una especie de mariposa, de la familia de las piérides, que fue descrita originalmente con el nombre de Papilio lycimnia, por Cramer, en 1777, a partir de ejemplares procedentes de Surinam.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Pieridae |
| Genus | Melete |
