- Hesperocharis hirlanda
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Hesperocharis hirlanda 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Hesperocharis Species: H. hirlanda Binomial name Hesperocharis hirlanda
(Stoll, [1790])[1]Synonyms - Papilio hirlanda Stoll, [1790]
- Cunizza hirlanda
- Cathaemia hirlanda
- Hesperocharis fulvinota Butler, 1871
- Cunizza hirlanda posidonia Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Hesperocharis hirlanda obnubila Fruhstorfer, 1907
Hesperocharis hirlanda, the Hirlanda White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Bolivia. The habitat consists of forested foothills in the eastern Andes and lowlands in the upper Amazon basin. It is found at altitudes between about 400 and 1,000 meters.[2]
Adults feed on mineralised moisture.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Hesperocharis hirlanda hirlanda (Brazil: Amazonas)
- Hesperocharis hirlanda helvia (Latreille, [1813]) (Mexico)
- Hesperocharis hirlanda fulvinota Butler, 1871 (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
- Hesperocharis hirlanda apicalis Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Colombia)
- Hesperocharis hirlanda niaguida Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Peru)
- Hesperocharis hirlanda praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Espírito Santo)
- Hesperocharis hirlanda serda Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia)
- Hesperocharis hirlanda minturna (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Venezuela)
- Hesperocharis hirlanda planasia (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)
References
- ^ a b Hesperocharis, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Butterflies of the Andes
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