Hesperocharis nera, the Nera white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Trinidad, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Suriname, the Guianas, Brazil and Bolivia.

Hesperocharis nera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Hesperocharis
Species:
H. nera
Binomial name
Hesperocharis nera
(Hewitson, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris nera Hewitson, 1852
  • Hesperocharis nera nera f. flaveola Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Hesperocharis nereis C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Hesperocharis nera nilios Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Hesperocharis nera nilios f. aphaia Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Hesperocharis nera var. piratapuya Zikán, 1940
  • Hesperocharis nera potara Kaye, 1920
  • Hesperocharis nera amazonica Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Hesperocharis nera f. flavescens Röber, 1909
  • Hesperocharis nera aida Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Hesperocharis nera aida f. minia Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Hesperocharis nera nirvana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Hesperocharis nera nirvana f. vitha Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Hesperocharis nera f. boliviana Röber, 1909
  • Hesperocharis lamonti Kaye, 1920

Subspecies

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  • H. n. nera (Ecuador)
  • H. n. aida Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Peru, Bolivia)
  • H. n. amazonica Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Peru, Ecuador)
  • H. n. lamonti Kaye, 1920 (Trinidad)
  • H. n. nereis C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Colombia)
  • H. n. nerida Zikán, 1940 (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. n. nymphaea Möschler, 1876 (Surinam, Guyana, Brazil: Amazonas)

References

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  1. ^ Hesperocharis, Site of Markku Savela