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Pieridae of Thailand.jpg

Pieridae Swainson, 1820

Whites & Sulphurs

Home > Insects​ > Lepidoptera - Butterflies > Pieridae
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: ​Papilionoidea
Family: Pieridae

The Pieridae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Worldwide in distribution, most species are found in the tropics. Adults have medium to small wings that are white, yellow, or orange, with some black or red, and many have hidden ultraviolet patterns that are used in courtship. Species with more than one generation usually have distinct seasonal variation in appearance. Adults of all species visit flowers for nectar, and adults of both sexes have three pairs of walking legs. Males patrol in search of receptive mates, and females lay columnar eggs on leaves, buds, and stems. The majority of caterpillars of North American whites and sulphurs feed on legumes or crucifers (members of the Mustard family). Typically, temperate species overwinter in the pupal or larval stage, while tropical species overwinter as adults.

Butterflies and Moths of North America

​Subfamliy: Coliadinae Swainson, 1821 - Sulphurs
Genera: Catopsilia, Eurema, Gandaca
Catopsilia pomona pomona species page link.jpg
Catopsilia pomona pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe species page link.jpg
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe
Eurema andersoni sadanobui​.jpg
Eurema andersoni sadanobui​
Eurema blanda silhetana.jpg
Eurema blanda silhetana
Eurema brigitta hainana species page link.jpg
Eurema brigitta hainana
Eurema hecabe hecabe species page link.jpg
Eurema hecabe hecabe
Eurema sari sodalis species page link.jpg
Eurema sari sodalis
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides species page link.jpg
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides
Gandaca harina burmana species page link.jpg
Gandaca harina burmana

Subfamliy: Pierinae Swainson, 1820 - Whites
Genera: Appias, Artogeia, Cepora, Delias, Hebomoia, Ixias, Leptosia, ​Pareronia, Prioneris
Appias albina darada species page link.jpg
Appias albina darada
Appias indra thronion species page link.jpg
Appias indra thronion
Appias lalassis lalassis species page link.jpg
Appias lalassis lalassis
Appias lyncida eleonora species page link.jpg
Appias lyncida eleonora
Appias olferna olferna species page link.jpg
Appias olferna olferna
Artogeia canidia canidia species page link.jpg
Artogeia canidia canidia
Cepora iudith lea species page link.jpg
Cepora iudith lea
Cepora nadina nadina.jpg
Cepora nadina nadina
Cepora nerissa dapha species page link.jpg
Cepora nerissa dapha
Delias agostina agostina species page link.jpg
Delias agostina agostina
Delias belladonna hedybia species page link.jpg
Delias belladonna hedybia
Delias descombesi descombesi species page link.jpg
Delias descombesi descombesi
Delias pasithoe pasithoe species page link.jpg
Delias pasithoe pasithoe
Delias hyperete indica species page link.jpg
Delias hyperete indica
Delias sanaca perspicua species page link.jpg
Delias sanaca perspicua
Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe species page link.jpg
Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe
Ixias pyrene verna species page link.jpg
Ixias pyrene verna
Ixias pyrene yunnanensis species page link.jpg
Ixias pyrene yunnanensis
Leptosia nina nina species page link.jpg
Leptosia nina nina
Pareronia anais anais species page link.jpg
Pareronia anais anais
Prioneris philonome clemanthe species page link.jpg
Prioneris philonome clemanthe
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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