Pierinae
Pieris rapae (small white)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Swainson, 1820
Tribes[1]

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):

References

  1. Wahlberg, N.; Rota, J.; Braby, M.F.; Pierce, N.E.; Wheat, C.W. (2014). "Revised systematics and higher classification of pierid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) based on molecular data". Zoologica Scripta. 43 (6): 641–650. doi:10.1111/zsc.12075.

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


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