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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dismorphia |
Species: | D. 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]