Pseudopieris nehemia

Clean mimic-white
Pseudopieris nehemia nehemia
Pseudopieris nehemia aequatorialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pseudopieris
Species:
P. nehemia
Binomial name
Pseudopieris nehemia
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris nehemia Boisduval, 1836
  • Dismorphia nehemia
  • Leptalis cydno Doubleday, 1842
  • Leptalis penia Hopffer, 1874

Pseudopieris nehemia, the clean mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico to Brazil[1] and Argentina. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloudforests.[2]

The wingspan is 42–44 mm (1.7–1.7 in).[3]

  1. ^ a b Pseudopieris, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
  3. ^ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)