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Melete lycimnia

Melete lycimnia, the common melwhite, primrose flag or lycimnia white flag, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Texas in the United States to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.

Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised: • M. l. lycimnia (Suriname) • M. l. flippantha (Fabricius, 1793) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais) • M. l. isandra (Boisduval, 1836) (Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica) • M. l. peruviana (Lucas, 1852) (Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas) • M. l. aelia (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia) • M. l. eurymnia (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Colombia) • M. l. monstrosa (Butler, 1875) (Panama) • M. l. chagris (Staudinger, 1876) (Panama) • M. l. harti (Butler, 1896) (Trinidad) • M. l. latilimbata (Butler, 1896) (Ecuador) • M. l. petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) • M. l. phazania Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Bahia) • M. l. theodori Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Amazonas) • M. l. paulista Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Brazil: São Paulo) • M. l. napona (Röber, 1909) (Ecuador, Peru) • M. l. narmia Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Brazil: Mato Grosso) ==References==
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