Pseudopieris nehemia explained

Pseudopieris nehemia, the clean mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloudforests.^[1]

The wingspan is 42mm44mm.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• 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)

Notes and References

1. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Pseudopieris%20nehemis.htm Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
2. http://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?lang=en&ref=75 Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)