Dismorphia spio, the Hispaniolan mimic-white or Haitian mimic, is a species of butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found on Hispaniola and in Puerto Rico.

Dismorphia spio
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Dismorphia
Species:
D. spio
Binomial name
Dismorphia spio
(Godart, 1824)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris spio Godart, [1824]
Male of the yellow form

This species mimics Heliconius charitonius.

The wingspan is 50–60 mm.

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