Global InformationDismorphia laja information
| Dismorphia laja | |
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| Dismorphia laja carthesis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Dismorphia |
| Species: | D. laja
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| Binomial name | |
| Dismorphia laja (Cramer, [1779])[1]
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Dismorphia laja is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern South America.[1]
Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are black with cream bands and mimic Heliconius wallacei, while females are orange, yellow and black, and mimic species of the "tiger-complex" Ithomiines.[2]
- ^ a b Dismorphia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Butterflies of the Andes