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subfamily

Whites

Pierinae

Includes
27 native 1 introduced 4 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

The Pierinae are a large subfamily of pierid butterflies. The subfamily is one of several clades of butterflies often referred to as the whites.

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Children

  • Pierini 16 native
  • Marbles and Orangetips 11 native
  • Teracolini
  • Colotini

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native whites All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Checkered White Pontia protodice 38,511 observations
  • Margined White Pieris marginalis 8,442 observations
  • Western White Pontia occidentalis 7,099 observations
  • Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara 5,839 observations
  • Mustard White Pieris oleracea 4,596 observations
  • Falcate Orangetip Anthocharis midea 4,370 observations
  • Pine White Neophasia menapia 3,310 observations
  • Large Marble Euchloe ausonides 2,905 observations
  • West Virginia White Pieris virginiensis 2,060 observations
  • Spring White Pontia sisymbrii 1,334 observations
  • Olympia Marble Euchloe olympia 1,076 observations
  • Arctic White Pieris angelika 493 observations
  • Northern Marble Euchloe creusa 164 observations

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