Pseudopieris nehemia
Appearance
Clean mimic-white | |
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Pseudopieris nehemia nehemia | |
Pseudopieris nehemia aequatorialis | |
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Species: | P. nehemia
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Pseudopieris nehemia, the clean mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico to Brazil[1] and Argentina. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloudforests.[2]
The wingspan is 42–44 mm (1.7–1.7 in).[3]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- 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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- ^ a b c Pseudopieris, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
- ^ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)