''Hesperocharis nera'', the Nera white, is a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

of the family

Pieridae The Pieridae are a large family (biology), family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from Afrotropical realm, tropical Africa and Indomalayan realm, tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern ...

. It is found in

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

the Guianas The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, are a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British, Dutch, and French Guiana respectiv ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

Subspecies

*''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

Butterflies described in 1852 Anthocharini Lepidoptera of Brazil Pieridae of South America Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago Fauna of Suriname Lepidoptera of Ecuador Lepidoptera of Peru Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Bolivia Lepidoptera of Guyana {{Pieridae-stub