Pierinae

Pierinae
Pieris rapae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribes

Anthocharini
Pierini
Colotini

The Pierinae are a large subfamily of Pierid butterflies. The subfamily is one of several clades of butterflies often referred to as the Whites. It includes the following species (additional species can be found under the tribes listed in the box to the right):

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