Hesperocharis costaricensis

Hesperocharis costaricensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Hesperocharis
Species: H. costaricensis
Binomial name
Hesperocharis costaricensis
Bates, 1866[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris pasion Reakirt, [1867]
  • Hesperocharis pasion
  • Hesperocharis antipater Druce, 1874

Hesperocharis costaricensis, the pallid tilewhite or Costa Rican white,[2] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico, through Central America to Venezuela.

Adults are on wing from February to March and again from June to July in Mexico.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Hesperocharis costaricensis costaricensis (Costa Rica)
  • Hesperocharis costaricensis pasion (Reakirt, [1867]) (Mexico, Guatemala) - Pasion tile-white

References

  1. 1 2 Hesperocharis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America


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