| Melete salacia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Melete |
| Species: | M. salacia |
| Binomial name | |
| Melete salacia | |
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Melete salacia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Hispaniola and Cuba in the Caribbean. The habitat consists of mesic hardwood forests. [2]
The length of the forewings is 22–29 mm (0.87–1.14 in) for males and 23–26 mm (0.91–1.02 in) for females. [2]
Adults feed on flower nectar of a variety of flowers, including Asclepias , Palicourea barbinervia , Cordia globosa , Lantana ovatifolia , Morinda citrifolia , Tournefortia hirsutissima , Ageratum conyzoides , Coffea arabica and Croton barahonensis .
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]
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