Pieridae
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Family | Swainson |
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Scientific name | Pieridae |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Order | Lepidoptera |
Higher classification | Butterflies |
Superfamily | Papilionoidea |
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ID | 2445153 |
About Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow, or orange in coloration, often with black spots.