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Pontia beckerii, the Becker's white, Great Basin white, or sagebrush white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in western North America from Baja California, Mexico to southern British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2] It is mostly white with small black markings; females have more dark markings.
Young caterpillars are black with lighter colored transverse stripes. Older larvae have two color forms. The more common form is green with yellow and white transverse stripes; the rarer form is black and banded with white and orange. In both forms, between the swollen thorax and the abdomen, there is a yellow, black, and bluish-white band.
Neophasia menapia, the pine white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the western United States and in southern British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2] [3] It is mostly white with black veins and wing bars. The species is similar to Neophasia terlooii but their ranges only overlap in New Mexico. [1] [2]
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 and Eurasia. [1] Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow, or orange in coloration, often with black spots.
Biogeographic regions of Europe (including Asian part of Turkey): the Arctic, Boreal, Atlantic, Continental, Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean, Macaronesian, Steppic, Black Sea and Anatolian regions. The list is divided into five sections: List of butterflies of Europe (Papilionidae) - 13 species; List of butterflies of Europe (Pieridae) - 50 ...
Portuguese dappled white, Euchloe tagis (Hübner, 1804) Corsican dappled white, Euchloe insularis (Staudinger, 1861) Endemic to Corsica and Sardinia [3] Greenish black-tip, Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842) Spanish greenish black-tip, Euchloe bazae Fabiano, 1993 Endemic to Spain [4] Eastern greenish black-tip, Euchloe penia (Freyer, 1805)
Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758) – black-veined white; Aporia delavayi (Oberthür, 1890) Aporia genestieri (Oberthür, 1902) Aporia giacomazzoi Della Bruna, Gallo & Sbordoni, 2003; Aporia gigantea Koiwaya, 1993; Aporia goutellei (Oberthür, 1886) Aporia harrietae (Nicéville, 1893) – Bhutan blackvein; Aporia hastata (Oberthür, 1892) Aporia ...
Pieris oleracea, or more commonly known as the mustard white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae native to a large part of Canada and the northeastern United States. The nearly all-white butterfly is often found in wooded areas or open plains. There are two seasonal forms, which make it distinct from other similar species.