Males are solid white on both the upper and lower surfaces of the wings except for a narrow edging of black along the forewing costal margin.
Female has two forms: the dry-season form is all white and the wet-season form has black along the forewing costal margin and a yellow-orange upper hindwing.
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53 - 77 mm

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Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishBig Milky
    EnglishFlorida White
    EnglishTropical White
    EspañolLechera grande
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CapparaceaeCapparisCaper
    PutranjivaceaeDrypetes
    VerbenaceaeLantana
  • PDO error

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