Melete salacia

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Melete salacia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Melete
Species:
M. salacia
Binomial name
Melete salacia
(Godart, 1819) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris salaciaGodart, 1819
  • Pieris vecticlusaButler, 1865

Melete salacia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mexico and on Hispaniola and Cuba. 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 .

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

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