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

Hesperocharis
Hesperocharis hirlanda
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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References

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  • 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). 11. University de Caldas: 167–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
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