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Pierinae

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Pierinae
Pieris rapae (small white)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Swainson, 1820
Tribes[1]

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

Species

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It includes the following species (additional species can be found under the tribes listed in the adjacent box):

References

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  1. ^ Wahlberg, N.; Rota, J.; Braby, M.F.; Pierce, N.E.; Wheat, C.W. (2014). "Revised systematics and higher classification of pierid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) based on molecular data". Zoologica Scripta. 43 (6): 641–650. doi:10.1111/zsc.12075.

Further reading

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  • Glassberg, Jeffrey (2001). Butterflies through Binoculars, The West
  • Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. (2001). Butterflies of British Columbia
  • James, David G. and Nunnallee, David (2011). Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies
  • Pelham, Jonathan (2008). Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada
  • Pyle, Robert Michael (2002). The Butterflies of Cascadia
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