The family of the Pieridae was created by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel (1774-1846) in 1832.

List subfamilies

Principal European species

  • Pieris rapae - Pierid of the turnip
  • Pieris napi - Pierid of the turnip
  • Pieris brassicae - Cabbage white butterfly
  • Aporia crataegi - Gauze
  • Anthocharis cardamines - dawn
  • Colias crocea - concern
  • Gonepteryx rhamni - lemon-yellow

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