Melete salacia

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

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 (0.87–1.1 in) for males and 23–26 mm (0.91–1.0 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)

References

  1. ^ a b Melete, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ a b The butterflies of Hispaniola
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