| Enantia melite | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Enantia |
| Species: | E. melite
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| Binomial name | |
| Enantia melite | |
| Synonyms | |
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Enantia melite is a species of butterfly that is found from Central America to the Amazon Basin. [1] It has a wingspan of 48–52 millimetres (1.9–2.0 in), and is very variable. [1] It lives in cloud forest and transitional forest, at altitudes of 400–1,800 metres (1,300–5,900 ft). [2]
Subspecies
- E. m. melite (Surinam)
- E. m. theugenis (Doubleday, 1848) (Bolivia, Peru)
- E. m. linealis (Prüffer, 1922) (Peru)
- E. m. vilma Lamas, 2004 (Brazil: Rondônia)
Gallery
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E. m. melite male -
E. m. melite female -
E. m. theugenis
References
- ^ a b Jean-Claude Petit. "Enantia melite Linnaeus, 1763". Inventory of the Butterflies of Sangay National Park (Ecuador). Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Melite Mimic White. Enantia melite Linnaeus, 1763". Butterflies of the Andes. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
External links
Data related to
Enantia melite at Wikispecies
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| Enantia melite | |
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|
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Enantia |
| Species: | E. melite
|
| Binomial name | |
| Enantia melite | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Enantia melite is a species of butterfly that is found from Central America to the Amazon Basin. [1] It has a wingspan of 48–52 millimetres (1.9–2.0 in), and is very variable. [1] It lives in cloud forest and transitional forest, at altitudes of 400–1,800 metres (1,300–5,900 ft). [2]
Subspecies
- E. m. melite (Surinam)
- E. m. theugenis (Doubleday, 1848) (Bolivia, Peru)
- E. m. linealis (Prüffer, 1922) (Peru)
- E. m. vilma Lamas, 2004 (Brazil: Rondônia)
Gallery
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E. m. melite male
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E. m. melite female
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E. m. theugenis
References
- ^ a b Jean-Claude Petit. "Enantia melite Linnaeus, 1763". Inventory of the Butterflies of Sangay National Park (Ecuador). Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Melite Mimic White. Enantia melite Linnaeus, 1763". Butterflies of the Andes. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
External links
Data related to
Enantia melite at Wikispecies
|
| This Pieridae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |