Melete lycimnia

Melete lycimnia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Melete
Species:	M. lycimnia
Binomial name
	Melete lycimnia; (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
	Papilio lycimnia Cramer, [1777]; Mylothris agrippina Hübner, [1819]; Papilio flippantha Fabricius, 1793; Pieris limnoria Godart, [1819]; Mylothris pantoporia Hübner, [1833]; Daptonura hübneri Butler, 1896; Melete lycimnia pantoporia f. fiora Fruhstorfer, 1907; Melete lycimnia pantoporia f. pertho Fruhstorfer, 1907; Pieris isandra Boisduval, 1836; Daptonoura isandra; Melete isandra kleta Fruhstorfer, 1907; Daptonura pedrosina Butler, 1877; Melete lycimnia iphigenia Fruhstorfer, 1907; Melete lycimnia marica Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia donata f. bianca Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia maeotis Fruhstorfer, 1907; Melete lycimnia donata Fruhstorfer, 1907; Melete eurymnia f. asta Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia donata f. monica Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia maeotis f. radiata Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia myrtis Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia donata f. pseudomyrtis Fruhstorfer, 1908; Daptonoura calymnia ab. leucoptera Apolinar, 1926; Daptonura[ sic ] florinda var. monstrosa Butler, 1875; Daptonoura panamensis Staudinger, 1876; Daptonoura panamensis var. anceps Staudinger, 1876; Melete lycimnia aelia f. pistoria Fruhstorfer, 1908; Daptonoura lycimnia f. semiobscurata Weymer, [1914]; Daptonoura palaestra var. equadorica Strand, 1916; Melete lycimnia gargaphia Fruhstorfer, 1907; Melete lycimnia gargaphia f. amarella Fruhstorfer, 1907; Melete lycimnia petronia f. daulia Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia calymnia f. theodora Fruhtorfer, 1908; Daptonoura lycimnia f. paula Röber, 1909; Melete lycimnia marica f. moesia Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia aelia f. napona Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia maeotis f. velia Fruhstorfer, 1908; Melete lycimnia narmia f. othoca Fruhstorfer, 1910;

Last updated August 21, 2025

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.^[2]

The wingspan is 52–56 mm (2.0–2.2 in).^[3] 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.^[2]

The larvae probably feed on Loranthaceae species.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

M. l. lycimnia (Suriname)
M. l. flippantha(Fabricius, 1793) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais)
M. l. isandra(Boisduval, 1836) (Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica)
M. l. peruviana(Lucas, 1852) (Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas)
M. l. aelia(C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia)
M. l. eurymnia(C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Colombia)
M. l. monstrosa(Butler, 1875) (Panama)
M. l. chagris(Staudinger, 1876) (Panama)
M. l. harti(Butler, 1896) (Trinidad)
M. l. latilimbata(Butler, 1896) (Ecuador)
M. l. petroniaFruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
M. l. phazaniaFruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Bahia)
M. l. theodoriFruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Amazonas)
M. l. paulistaFruhstorfer, 1908 (Brazil: São Paulo)
M. l. napona(Röber, 1909) (Ecuador, Peru)
M. l. narmiaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Brazil: Mato Grosso)

References

1 2 Melete, Site of Markku Savela
1 2 3 Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes ^{[ usurped ]}
↑ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)

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[funet-1] 1 2 Melete, Site of Markku Savela

[learn-2] 1 2 3 Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes ^{[ usurped ]}

[parque-3] Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)

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Melete lycimnia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Melete
Species:	M. lycimnia
Binomial name
*Melete lycimnia* (Cramer, [1777])^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio lycimnia Cramer, [1777] Mylothris agrippina Hübner, [1819] Papilio flippantha Fabricius, 1793 Pieris limnoria Godart, [1819] Mylothris pantoporia Hübner, [1833] Daptonura hübneri Butler, 1896 Melete lycimnia pantoporia f. fiora Fruhstorfer, 1907 Melete lycimnia pantoporia f. pertho Fruhstorfer, 1907 Pieris isandra Boisduval, 1836 Daptonoura isandra Melete isandra kleta Fruhstorfer, 1907 Daptonura pedrosina Butler, 1877 Melete lycimnia iphigenia Fruhstorfer, 1907 Melete lycimnia marica Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia donata f. bianca Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia maeotis Fruhstorfer, 1907 Melete lycimnia donata Fruhstorfer, 1907 Melete eurymnia f. asta Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia donata f. monica Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia maeotis f. radiata Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia myrtis Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia donata f. pseudomyrtis Fruhstorfer, 1908 Daptonoura calymnia ab. leucoptera Apolinar, 1926 Daptonura[ sic ] florinda var. monstrosa Butler, 1875 Daptonoura panamensis Staudinger, 1876 Daptonoura panamensis var. anceps Staudinger, 1876 Melete lycimnia aelia f. pistoria Fruhstorfer, 1908 Daptonoura lycimnia f. semiobscurata Weymer, [1914] Daptonoura palaestra var. equadorica Strand, 1916 Melete lycimnia gargaphia Fruhstorfer, 1907 Melete lycimnia gargaphia f. amarella Fruhstorfer, 1907 Melete lycimnia petronia f. daulia Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia calymnia f. theodora Fruhtorfer, 1908 Daptonoura lycimnia f. paula Röber, 1909 Melete lycimnia marica f. moesia Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia aelia f. napona Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia maeotis f. velia Fruhstorfer, 1908 Melete lycimnia narmia f. othoca Fruhstorfer, 1910