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Family: Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Family Description: 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.Sort method:
Mimic-Whites
(Dismorphiinae) Costa-spotted Mimic-White (Enantia albania) |
Whites
(Pierinae) Mexican Dartwhite (Catasticta nimbice) |
| Narrow-banded Dartwhite (Catasticta flisa) |
| Pine White (Neophasia menapia) |
| Chiricahua White (Neophasia terlooii) |
| Florida White (Appias drusilla) |
| Mountain White (Leptophobia aripa) |
| Eleusis White (Leptophobia eleusis) |
| Becker's White (Pontia beckerii) |
| Checkered White (Pontia protodice) |
| Western White (Pontia occidentalis) |
| Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii) |
| Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
| Large White (Pieris brassicae) |
| Mustard White (Pieris oleracea) |
| Margined White (Pieris marginalis) |
| Arctic White (Pieris angelika) |
| West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) |
| Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
| Giant White (Ganyra josephina) |
| Howarth's White (Ganyra howarthi) |
| Common Melwhite (Melete lycimnia) |
| Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile) |
| Viardi White (Pieriballia viardi) |
| Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides) |
| Green Marble (Euchloe naina) |
| Sonoran Marble (Euchloe guaymasensis) |
| Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia) |
| Northern Marble (Euchloe creusa) |
| California Marble (Euchloe hyantis) |
| Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta) |
| Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura) |
| Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) |
| Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip (Anthocharis julia) |
| Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella) |
| Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa) |
| Gray Marble (Anthocharis lanceolata) |
| Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) |
| Costa Rican White (Hesperocharis costaricensis) |
Sulphurs
(Coliadinae)| Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) |
| Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) |
| Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis) |
| Christina Sulphur (Colias christina) |
| Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra) |
| Harford's Sulphur (Colias harfordii) |
| Mead's Sulphur (Colias meadii) |
| Hecla Sulphur (Colias hecla) |
| Canadian Sulphur (Colias canadensis) |
| Booth's Sulphur (Colias tyche) |
| Labrador Sulphur (Colias nastes) |
| Scudder's Sulphur (Colias scudderi) |
| Giant Sulphur (Colias gigantea) |
| Pelidne Sulphur (Colias pelidne) |
| Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior) |
| Palaeno Sulphur (Colias palaeno) |
| Sierra Sulphur (Colias behrii) |
| Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) |
| California Dogface (Zerene eurydice) |
| Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula) |
| White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) |
| Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) |
| Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante) |
| Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) |
| Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) |
| Tailed Sulphur (Phoebis neocypris) |
| Statira Sulphur (Aphrissa statira) |
| Orbed Sulphur (Aphrissa orbis) |
| Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) |
| Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) |
| Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana) |
| Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) |
| Salome Yellow (Eurema salome) |
| Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula) |
| Shy Yellow (Pyrisitia messalina) |
| Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) |
| Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) |
| Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise) |
| Dina Yellow (Pyrisitia dina) |
| Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) |
| Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
