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Pseudopieris nehemia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pseudopieris

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Pseudopieris nehemia, the clean mimic-white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloudforests.

The wingspan is 42–44 mm (1.7–1.7 in).

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Pseudopieris nehemia nehemia (Brazil)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia aequatorialis (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Bolivia, Peru)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia limbalis Röber, 1924 (Brazil: Pará)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia prasina Hayward, 1949 (Argentina)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia francisca Lamas, 1979 (Honduras)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia irma Lamas, 1979 (Guatemala)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia luisa Lamas, 1979 (Panama)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia melania Lamas, 1985 (Peru)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia jessica Lamas, 2004 (Peru)
  • Pseudopieris nehemia mariana Lamas, 2004 (Peru)

    • References

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