Pieridae
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860
Pieris krueperi is a Western Asian butterfly species marked by distinct black wing spots, with multiple seasonal and regional forms.
Pontia sisymbrii (Boisduval, 1852)
Pontia sisymbrii (Boisduval, 1852)
Pontia sisymbrii is a Pieridae butterfly found in mountainous western North America that feeds on mustard family host plants.
Pontia protodice (Boisduval & Leconte, 1830)
Pontia protodice (Boisduval & Leconte, 1830)
Pontia protodice is a North American butterfly with distinct wing and immature stage markings.
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pontia daplidice, the Bath white, is a small identifiable pierid butterfly with defined sexual dimorphism and a recorded Eurasian range.
Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)
Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)
Pontia edusa is a small to medium migratory butterfly found across parts of Europe and the Middle East.
Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
Pontia helice, the meadow white, is a southern African pierid butterfly whose larvae feed on specific host plants.
Pontia beckerii (Edwards, 1871)
Pontia beckerii (Edwards, 1871)
Pontia beckerii is a Pieridae butterfly found in western North America, mostly white with small black markings.
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829
Pontia glauconome is a sub-desert-dwelling Pieridae butterfly found across parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Pontia occidentalis (Reakirt, 1866)
Pontia occidentalis (Reakirt, 1866)
Pontia occidentalis, the western white, is a Pieridae butterfly found in Western North America that feeds on Brassicaceae host plants.
Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813)
Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813)
This is a detailed morphological description of the butterfly species Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813), covering male and female traits.
Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800)
Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800)
Pontia callidice is a butterfly that lives in high-altitude alpine meadows above the tree line across Eurasia and China.
Leptophobia aripa (Boisduval, 1836)
Leptophobia aripa (Boisduval, 1836)
Leptophobia aripa is a multivoltine Pieridae butterfly native to the Americas, straying north to southern Texas.
Leptophobia eleone (Doubleday, 1847)
Leptophobia eleone (Doubleday, 1847)
Leptophobia eleone is a Pieridae butterfly found from Colombia to Bolivia, whose larvae feed on Tropaeolum species.
Leptophobia caesia (Lucas, 1852)
Leptophobia caesia (Lucas, 1852)
Leptophobia caesia, the bluish white, is a Pieridae butterfly found from Mexico to Ecuador that supports local ecosystems through pollination.
Itaballia demophile (Linnaeus, 1763)
Itaballia demophile (Linnaeus, 1763)
Itaballia demophile is a Pieridae butterfly found from the southern US to Paraguay, with larvae feeding on Capparis leaves.
Itaballia pandosia (Hewitson, 1853)
Itaballia pandosia (Hewitson, 1853)
Itaballia pandosia is a Pieridae butterfly found in Central and South American primary rainforests.
Itaballia marana (Doubleday, 1844)
Itaballia marana (Doubleday, 1844)
Itaballia marana is a Pieridae butterfly found in Ecuador, whose larvae possibly feed on Capparis species leaves.
Ganyra josephina (Godart, 1819)
Ganyra josephina (Godart, 1819)
Ganyra josephina is a butterfly ranging from southern Texas to northern South America that lives in open dry subtropical forests.
Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915)
Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915)
Howarth's white (Ganyra howarthi) is a Pieridae butterfly found in northwestern Mexico and extreme southern Arizona, living in thorn forest and desert scrub habitats.
Pieriballia viardi (Boisduval, 1836)
Pieriballia viardi (Boisduval, 1836)
Pieriballia viardi is the only species in the Pieriballia butterfly genus, found from Mexico to South America and stray in southern Texas.
Elodina parthia (Hewitson, 1853)
Elodina parthia (Hewitson, 1853)
Elodina parthia, the chalk white, is a 35 mm wingspan Pieridae butterfly found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
Elodina angulipennis (Lucas, 1852)
Elodina angulipennis (Lucas, 1852)
The common pearl white, Elodina angulipennis, is a Pieridae butterfly found along Australia’s north-eastern coast.
Saletara panda (Godart, 1819)
Saletara panda (Godart, 1819)
Saletara liberia is a Pieridae butterfly found in Southeast Asia, with a subspecies called the Malaysian albatross.
Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
Eronia leda is a widespread African pierid butterfly whose larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa.
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