Pseudopieris nehemia

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]

Clean mimic-white
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

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


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