FAMILY PIERIDAE

• 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)

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Family Pieridae, commonly known as the whites, sulphurs, and yellows, is a widespread family of butterflies within the superfamily Papilionoidea, comprising more than 1,100 species distributed on every continent except Antarctica. Members of this family are typically medium-sized butterflies characterized by white, yellow, orange, or pale green wing coloration, often marked with black spots, borders, or veins. They are commonly found in a wide range of habitats, including grasslands, forests, wetlands, deserts, agricultural fields, and gardens.