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Hesperocharis costaricensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pieridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Hesperocharis

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Hesperocharis graphites, Catasticta nimbice, Butterflies and moths, Enantia albania, Ganyra josephina

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

    • References

    Hesperocharis costaricensis Wikipedia
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