Pseudopieris nehemia

Pseudopieris nehemia
Pseudopieris nehemia
Pseudopieris nehemia nehemia
Pseudopieris nehemia aequatorialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pseudopieris
Species: P. nehemia
Binomial name
Pseudopieris nehemia
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris nehemia Boisduval, 1836
  • Dismorphia nehemia
  • Leptalis cydno Doubleday, 1842
  • Leptalis penia Hopffer, 1874

Pseudopieris nehemia, the Clean Mimic-White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. 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

  1. ^ a b c Pseudopieris, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
  3. ^ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
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