Dixeia spilleri
Species of butterfly
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Dixeia spilleri the Spiller's (sulphur) yellow or Spiller's canary white,[1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Dixeia |
| Species: | D. spilleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884) | |
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The wingspan is 33–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round.[1]
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