Hesperocharis costaricensis

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Pieridae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Genus Hesperocharis Rank Species
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Hesperocharis costaricensis, the pallid tilewhite or Costa Rican white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. 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:

Hesperocharis costaricensis costaricensis (Costa Rica)

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

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