Melete salacia
| 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 (Godart, 1819)[1] | |
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Melete salacia is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. 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]
- Melete salacia salacia (Mexico)
- Melete salacia cubana Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Hispaniola, Cuba)
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