The Pierinae are a large subfamily of pierid butterflies. The subfamily is one of several clades of butterflies often referred to as the whites.
Species It includes the following species (additional species can be found under the tribes listed in the adjacent box):
Anthocharis belia – Morocco orange tip Anthocharis cethura – desert orangetip Anthocharis cethura catalina – Catalina orangetip Anthocharis damone – eastern orange tip Anthocharis euphenoides – Provence orange tip Anthocharis gruneri – Grüner's orange tip Anthocharis julia – southern Rocky Mountain orangetip Anthocharis lanceolata – gray marble Anthocharis limonea – Mexican orangetip Anthocharis midea – falcate orangetip Anthocharis sara – Sara's orangetip Anthocharis sara thoosa – southwestern orangetip Anthocharis scolymus – yellow tip Anthocharis stella – Stella orangetip Anthocharis stella browningi – Utah Stella orangetip Euchloe belemia – green-striped white Euchloe charlonia – greenish black-tip Euchloe crameri – western dappled white Euchloe olympia – Olympia marble Phoebis avellaneda – red-splashed sulphur Pieris angelika – Arctic white Pieris brassicae – large white Pieris marginalis – margined white Pieris marginalis reicheli – Reichel's margined white Pieris oleracea – mustard white Pieris oleracea frigida – Newfoundland white Pieris rapae – small white Pieris virginiensis – West Virginia white butterfly
References
Further reading Glassberg, Jeffrey (2001). Butterflies through Binoculars, The West Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. (2001). Butterflies of British Columbia James, David G. and Nunnallee, David (2011). Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies Pelham, Jonathan (2008). Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada Pyle, Robert Michael (2002). The Butterflies of Cascadia
External links
Pierinae at TOL Suggested phylogeny and images. Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America