Hesperocharis costaricensis

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.

Hesperocharis costaricensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Hesperocharis
Species:
H. costaricensis
Binomial name
Hesperocharis costaricensis
Bates, 1866[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris pasion Reakirt, [1867]
  • Hesperocharis pasion
  • Hesperocharis antipater Druce, 1874

Adults are on wing from February to March and again from June to July in Mexico.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Hesperocharis costaricensis costaricensis (Costa Rica)
  • Hesperocharis costaricensis pasion (Reakirt, [1867]) (Mexico, Guatemala) - Pasion tile-white
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