Hesperocharis hirlanda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Hesperocharis
Species:	H. hirlanda
Binomial name
Hesperocharis hirlanda (Stoll, [1790]) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio hirlandaStoll, [1790] Cunizza hirlanda Cathaemia hirlanda Hesperocharis fulvinotaButler, 1871 Cunizza hirlanda posidoniaFruhstorfer, 1910 Hesperocharis hirlanda obnubilaFruhstorfer, 1907

Hesperocharis hirlanda, the Hirlanda white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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]

• H. h. hirlanda (Brazil: Amazonas)
• H. h. helvia(Latreille, [1813]) (Mexico)
• H. h. fulvinotaButler, 1871 (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
• H. h. apicalisFruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Colombia)
• H. h. niaguidaFruhstorfer, 1907 (Peru)
• H. h. praeclaraFruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Espírito Santo)
• H. h. serdaFruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia)
• H. h. minturna(Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Venezuela)
• H. h. planasia(Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)

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