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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Dismorphia |
| Species: | D. lysis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dismorphia lysis | |
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Dismorphia lysis, the dainty egg white or Lysis mimic white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Ecuador to southern Peru. The habitat consists of cloud forests. [2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm (1.6 in). [3] Adults have long narrow almost elliptical forewings and large hindwings. The underside is white, mottled in grey and yellow. [2]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]