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within the family Pieridae.

Genera

Listed alphabetically:''Pierini''
funet.fi *'' Aoa'' de Nicéville, 1898 *'' Aporia'' Hübner,

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/small> – blackveins *'' Appias'' Hübner,

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Archonias ''Archonias'' is a monotypic taxon, monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. ''Archonias brassolis'', the cattleheart white, is its sole species. It is found from Central America, south through most of South America. The wingspan ...

'' Hübner, 1825 *''

Ascia ''Ascia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Ascia monuste'', commonly known as the great southern white, In this species the sexes may differ with the female being either ...

'' Scopoli, 1777 *'' Baltia'' Moore, 1878 *'' Belenois'' Hübner,

/small> – caper whites *''

Catasticta ''Catasticta'' is a genus of Neotropical realm, Neotropical butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1870. Species *Subgenus ''Catasticta'' Butler, 1870 **The ''flisa'' species grou ...

'' Butler, 1870 *''

Cepora ''Cepora'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called gulls, in the family Pieridae. The genus contains about 20 species shared between the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. Species Listed alphabetically:Charonias ''Charonias'' is a Neotropical genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Charonias eurytele'' (Hewitson, 1853) *''Charonias theano'' (Boisduval, 1836) References

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'' Röber, 908/small> *'' Delias'' Hübner,

/small> – Jezebels *'' Dixeia'' Talbot, 1932 *'' Eucheira'' Westwood, 1834 *''

Ganyra file:Godart's white (Ganyra phaloe).JPG, left, ''G. phaloe'' - Godart's whiteCrsitalino River, Southern Amazon, Brazil ''Ganyra'' is a Neotropical genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Ganyra howarth ...

'' Billberg, 1820 *''

Glennia ''Glennia'' is a monotypic taxon, monotypic, Neotropical, genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. Its sole species is ''Glennia pylotis'' (Godart, 1819). References

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'' Klots, 1933 *'' Glutophrissa'' Butler, 1887 *'' Hypsochila'' Ureta, 1955 *'' Infraphulia'' Field, 1958 *'' Itaballia'' Kaye, 1904 *''

Ixias ''Ixias'' is a genus of Pieridae, pierid butterfly, butterflies ranging from the Arabian Peninsula to the Philippines, mostly in the Indomalayan realm. Species *''Ixias flavipennis'' Grose-Smith, 1885 *''Ixias kuehni'' Röber, 1891 *''Ixias ma ...

'' Hübner,

/small> – Indian orange tips *'' Leodonta'' Butler, 1870 *'' Leptophobia'' Butler, 1870 *'' Leuciacria'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1905 *'' Melete'' Swainson, 831/small> *'' Mesapia'' Gray, 1856 *''

Mylothris ''Mylothris'', commonly called dotted borders, is a genus of Pieridae, pierid butterfly, butterflies found in Africa. Species Listed alphabetically within groups:819 __NOTOC__ Year 819 (Roman numerals, DCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Louis the Pious, Louis I marries Judith ...

/small> – dotted borders *''

Neophasia ''Neophasia'' is a genus of pierid butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly colour ...

'' Behr, 1869 *''

Pereute ''Pereute'' is a Neotropical genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Pereute antodyca'' (Boisduval, 1836) *''Pereute callinice'' (Felder, C & R Felder, 1861) *''Pereute callinira'' Staudinger, 1884 *' ...

'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1867 *''

Perrhybris ''Perrhybris'' is a Neotropical genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Perrhybris lorena'' (Hewitson, 1852) *''Perrhybris lypera'' (Kollar, 1850) *''Perrhybris pamela'' (Stoll, 1780) References

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'' Hübner,

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Phrissura ''Phrissura'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species ''Phrissura aegis''. The following subspecies are recognized: *''P. a. aegis'' Philippines (Mindanao) *''P. a. illana'' (C. & R. ...

'' Butler, 1870 *'' Phulia'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1867 *''

Piercolias ''Piercolias'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. The name ''Piercolias'' was introduced by Augustus Radcliffe Grote as a replacement for ''Trifurcula'' Staudinger, 1894, which is invalid under the Pri ...

'' Grote, 1903 *''

Pieriballia ''Pieriballia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae erected by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1933. Its only species, ''Pieriballia viardi'', the painted white or viardi white, was Species description, first described by Jean Baptiste Bo ...

'' Klots, 1933 *''

Pieris Pieris may refer to: Organisms * ''Pieris'' (plant), the andromeda or fetterbush, a plant genus in the family Ericaceae * ''Pieris'' (butterfly), the garden whites, a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae * ''Pieris'', a synonym of the genus ...

'' Schrank, 1801 – whites *''

Pierphulia ''Pierphulia'' is a Neotropical genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Pierphulia isabela'' Field & Herrera, 1977 *''Pierphulia nysiella'' (Röber, 909 *''Pierphulia rosea'' (Ureta, 1956) Refere ...

'' Field, 1958 *'' Pinacopteryx'' Wallengren, 1857 *'' Pontia'' Fabricius, 1807 *''

Prioneris ''Prioneris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *''Prioneris autothisbe'' (Hübner, 1826) *'' Prioneris clemanthe'' (Doubleday, 1846) *''Prioneris cornelia'' (van Vollenhoven, 1865) *''Prion ...

'' Wallace, 1867 – sawtooths *''

Pseudomylothris ''Mylothris leonora'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great ...

'' Neustetter, 1929 *''

Reliquia ''Reliquia'' is a Neotropical genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Reliquia santamarta'' Ackery, 1975 References

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'' Ackery, 1975 *''

Saletara ''Saletara'' is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Saletara cycinna'' (Hewitson, 1861) New Guinea *''Saletara liberia'' (Cramer, 779 Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Moluccas, Phili ...

'' Distant, 1885 *''

Sinopieris ''Sinopieris'' is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. The genus occurs in Gansu, Nepal, Nanshan District, Zhuolu County, Nanshan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan. All six species were originally included ...

'' Huang, 1995 *''

Tatochila ''Tatochila'' is a Neotropical genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Tatochila autodice'' (Hübner, 1818) *''Tatochila distincta'' Jörgensen, 1916 *''Tatochila homoeodice'' Paravicini, 1910 *''Tato ...

'' Butler, 1870 *''

Theochila ''Theochila'' is a Neotropical genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Species *''Theochila maenacte'' (Boisduval, 1836) References

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'' Field, 1958

References

Pierinae Butterfly tribes {{Pieridae-stub