Hesperocharis hirlanda

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|Papilio hirlanda|Stoll, [1790]

|Cunizza hirlanda|

|Cathaemia hirlanda|

|Hesperocharis fulvinota|Butler, 1871

|Cunizza hirlanda posidonia|Fruhstorfer, 1910

|Hesperocharis hirlanda obnubila|Fruhstorfer, 1907

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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.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110505035625/http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Cunizza%20hirlanda.htm Butterflies of the Andes]}}

Adults feed on mineralised moisture.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • H. h. hirlanda (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • H. h. helvia (Latreille, [1813]) (Mexico)
  • H. h. fulvinota Butler, 1871 (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
  • H. h. apicalis Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • H. h. niaguida Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Peru)
  • H. h. praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Brazil: Espírito Santo)
  • H. h. serda Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Colombia)
  • H. h. minturna (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Venezuela)
  • H. h. planasia (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Brazil: Mato Grosso)

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