Hesperocharis costaricensis
Appearance
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Hesperocharis costaricensis pasion | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Hesperocharis |
Species: | H. costaricensis
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Binomial name | |
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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
[edit]The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Hesperocharis costaricensis costaricensis (Costa Rica)
- Hesperocharis costaricensis pasion (Reakirt, [1867]) (Mexico, Guatemala) - Pasion tile-white
References
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