Hesperocharis

Hesperocharis is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas.

Hesperocharis
Hesperocharis hirlanda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus: Hesperocharis
C. Felder, 1862
Synonyms
  • Heliochroma Butler, 1869
  • Cunizza Grote, 1900

Species
  • Hesperocharis anguitia (Godart, 1819)
  • Hesperocharis costaricensis H. W. Bates, 1866 – Costa Rican white
  • Hesperocharis crocea H. W. Bates, 1866 – orange white
  • Hesperocharis emeris (Boisduval, 1836) – emeris White
  • Hesperocharis erota (Lucas, 1852)
  • Hesperocharis graphites H. W. Bates, 1864 – marbled white
  • Hesperocharis hirlanda (Stoll, [1790])
  • Hesperocharis leucania (Boisduval, 1836)
  • Hesperocharis marchalii (Guérin-Méneville, [1844]) – Marchal's white
  • Hesperocharis ñambii Salazar & Constantino, 2007
  • Hesperocharis nera (Hewitson, 1852) – Nera white
  • Hesperocharis nereina Hopffer, 1874 – nereina white
  • Hesperocharis paranensis Schaus, 1898
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References
  • Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. p. 108. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.
  • Salazar Escobar, J. A.; Constantino, L. M. (January–December 2007). "Descripcion de nuevas especies de ropaloceros para Colombia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Ithomiinae, Riodinidae)" [Description of new species of (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Ithomiinae, Riodinidae) in Colombia] (PDF). Boletin Cientifico del Centro de Museos (in Spanish). University de Caldas. 11: 167–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.


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