-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

-Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

-Tribe Pierini

-Subtribe Pierina

-Genus Pieriballia

-Painted White (Pieriballia viardi)

Pieriballia viardi, the painted white or viardi white is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. Predominantly white with black tips on the forewings and subtle orange patches near the base of the forewings. Adults feed on nectar from a variety of flowering plants, including lantana, verbena, and other brightly colored flowers