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Pierinae

(Subfamily)

Overview

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The Pierinae are a large subfamily of Pierid butterflies. The subfamily is one of several clades of butterflies often referred to as the Whites. It includes the following species (additional species can be found under the tribes listed in the box to the right):

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Taxonomy

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The Subfamily Pierinae is a member of the Family Pieridae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Pierinae:

The Subfamily Pierinae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Anapheis

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Anthocharis

Anthocharis is a genus of the butterfly tribe Anthocharini, in the Pieridae family. These are typically small, white-hued butterflies that have colorful marks just inside the tips of the forewings. The tip colors are usually a red-orange hue, hence the name "Orange Tip". The larvae of these butterfly often consume cruciferous plants containing chemicals called glucosinolates. [more]

Aporia

Aporia (Ancient Greek: : impasse; lack of resources; puzzlement; doubt; confusion) denotes, in philosophy, a philosophical puzzle or state of puzzlement, and, in rhetoric, a rhetorically useful expression of doubt. [more]

Appias

In ancient Rome Appias was a statue of a nymph near the Appiades Fountain in the Forum of Caesar. Ovid wrote that the fountain was in the middle of the Temple of Venus Genetrix and surrounded by statues of nymphs who were called "The Appiades" (plural form of Appias). Traditionally the Appiades are said to be of Concordia, Minerva, Pax, Venus, and Vesta. [more]

Archonias

The Cattleheart White (Archonias brassolis) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae and only member of the Archonias genus. It is found from Central America, south through most of South America. [more]

Artogeia

Pieris, the whites or garden whites, is a widespread genus of butterflies of the family Pieridae. Many species of this genus have caterpillars which feed on cabbage and other members of the Brassicaceae. The chemical basis of this association with a certain plant group has been studied for over 100 years, and is now known to occur via a number of biochemical adaptations to chemicals called glucosinolates in these plants. In contrast to most other insects, Pieris caterpillars are able to detoxify these chemicals, and have become so specialised that they will not eat any food without glucosinolates. The Pieris females, in turn, check for the presence of glucosinolates before laying eggs on a plant. The crop-damaging species have spread from Eurasia to most of the rest of the world and are considered pest insects almost everywhere. [more]

Ascia

The Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) is a species of butterfly of the Pieridae family in which the sexes differ in that the female can be either light or dark colored. It is found from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, south through tropical America to Argentina. Migratory along the south-eastern coast of the United States, with strays to Maryland, Kansas and Colorado. [more]

Baltia

Baltia or Basilia is a legendary island in Roman mythology, said to be in northern Europe. [more]

Belenois

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Catasticta

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Cepora

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Charonias

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Colotis

Colotis, called Orange Tips or Arabs, is a genus of of the Whites subfamily found mainly in Asia and Africa. [more]

Creusa

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]

Delias

Delias is a genus of butterflies. There are about 250 species of Delias, found in South Asia and Australia. Delias is considered to have its evolutionary origins in the Australian region. [more]

Elodina

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Elphinstonia

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Eroessa

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Eronia

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Eucheira

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Euchloe

Euchloe is a of pierid butterflies from the orangetip tribe (Anthocharini). They are Holarctic in distribution, with most species in Europe, Central Asia and North America. Like other Anthocharini, the American species are usually called "marbles"; the Old World species are known as dappled whites. [more]

Falcapica

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Ganyra

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Gideona

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Hebomoia

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Hesperocharis

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Itaballia

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Ixias

Ixias is a genus of pierid butterflies. [more]

Leodonta

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Leptophobia

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Leptosia

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Leuciacria

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Leucidia

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Mathania

Melete

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Mesapia

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Metaporia

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Midea

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]

Mylothris

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Neophasia

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Nepheronia

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Pareronia

Pareronia is a genus of of subfamily Pierinae of family Pieridae. [more]

Pereute

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Perrhybris

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Phrissura

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Phulia

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Pieriballia

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Pieris

Pieris is two different genera: [more]

Pinacopteryx

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Pontia

Pontia is a genus of butterflies. [more]

Prioneris

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Saletara

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Synchloe

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Tatochila

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Udaiana

Valeria

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[3] [more]

Zegris

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At least 31 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Zegris.

More info about the Genus Zegris may be found here.

Footnotes

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  1. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Creusa&search=Search
  2. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Midea&search=Search
  3. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Valeria&search=Search

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:48:42